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where the Internet records
everything…
We live
in a
world

Tweet, and blog entry
by and about us...
status update,
Every online photo,

A survey by Microsoftfound that
75 percent
of U.S. recruiters and human-resource
professionals do
online research
about candidates…
1

…and 70 percent reported that
they have rejected candidates
because of
information found online.
1

is at an
.
Third party research
of your digital footprint
2

of college
admissions officers admit they
“Googled” an applicant…
3

social networking page
to learn more about them.
…while 31 percent
visited an applicant’s
3

In 1890,
the
Kodak
camera was
scrutinized
for making
gossip
into a
trade.
1

Today, the Internet
makes scrutiny
an expectation.
1

A study of
inferred personal
information
from public content…
in the United States

…even if users
had not chosen
to reveal such information.
4

When you share
interests, or outings online…
your location,

You are jeopardizing
your own privacy.

Online information can be tracked…

…or find you.
Locate John Smith
5

The Library of Congress
will be storing
an archive of public Twitter posts
since 2006.
1

Now your drunk
tweets
are here to stay
– .

Think of fame vs. infamy
– be careful what you wish for.

When the internet
never forgets,
how can
you reinvent yourself?

Image Sources by �ݺ�ߣ
All images used under the Creative Commons Attribution Share/Remix License
1. Photo by Robert ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/huffstutterrobertl/10313160914/
2. Photo by Jonathan Cohen ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathancohen/5284080208/
3. Photo by kerolic ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kerolic/7722509322/
4. Photo by Rachel Carter ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/raggle/3625352438/
5. Photo by Yumi Samoilov ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/110751683@N02/13334048894/
6. Photo by Truthout.org ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/truthout/4902199888/
7. Photo by Sinthiya Soori
8. Photo by Danny Choo ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dannychoo/8887251841/
9. Photo by UK Ministry of Defence ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/defenceimages/11822358066/
10. Photo by mkhmarketing ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/mkhmarketing/8539048913/
11. Photo by Bill Strong ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bstrong/357369255/
12. Photo by Rafael Anderson Gonzales Mendoza ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/andercismo/2349098787/
13. Photo by Jason Mrachina ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/w4nd3rl0st/6857507755/
Photo by Keri J ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ideagirlmedia/5339904409/
14. Photo by Rishi Bandopadhay ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/rishibando/4660452869/
15. Photo by MTSOfan ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtsofan/13194016415/
16. Photo by Jacob Fg ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jacobfg/5656312591/
17. Photo by Saad Faruque ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/cblue98/6943095191/
18. Photo by Asim Bharwani ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/modenadude/3280286776/
19. Photo by Steve Garfield ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegarfield/1270723762/
20. Photo by Mack Male ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mastermaq/3564004541/
21. Photo by Lotus Carroll ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/thelotuscarroll/9233212701/
22. Photo by Frederic Poirot ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/fredarmitage/347361866/
23. Photo by Sahadeva Hammari ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/sahadeva/446157843/
24. Photo by: Pete ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/comedynose/4739614082/
5/10/25/26. Photo by Lena ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/ontask/7771308330/

Articles Used
1. “The web means the end of forgetting.” By Jeffrey Rosen. The New York Times. July 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/magazine/25privacy-t2.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
2. “Kaplan test prep survey: more college admissions officers checking applicants’ digital trails,
but most students unconcerned.” By Russell Schaffer. The Washington Post Company. October
2013. http://press.kaptest.com/press-releases/kaplan-test-prep-survey-more-college-
admissions-officers-checking-applicants-digital-trails-but-most-students-unconcerned
3. “.” By Natasha Singer. The New York Times. November 2013. http:They loved your G.P.A. Then
they saw your tweets//www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/business/they-loved-your-gpa-then-
they-saw-your-tweets.html
4. “Facebook users unwittingly revealing intimate secrets, study finds.” By Josh Halliday. The
Guardian. March 2013. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/mar/11/facebook-
users-reveal-intimate-secrets
5. “Facebook to debut Nearby Friends service on mobile app in coming weeks.” By Allison
McGinley. Click Orlando; WKMG LOCAL6. April 2014.
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/facebook-to-debut-nearby-friends-service-on-mobile-app-
in-coming-weeks/25698746

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