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where the Internet records

everything…

We live in a

world

…and forgets

nothing.1

Tweet, and blog entry

by and about us...

status update,

Every online photo,

can be stored forever.1

A survey by Microsoft found 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

Kodakcamera was

scrutinizedfor 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 chosento reveal such information.

4

When you share

interests, or outings online…

your location,

You are jeopardizingyour own privacy.

Online information can be tracked…

…to provide you with

…

…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 internetnever forgets,

how can

you reinvent yourself?

Think before you share.

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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