Your digital footprint is your online personality and uniqueness, and that is what distinguishes you from others. It establishes an online identity or expectation based on the activities you engage in online.

It is important to be mindful of this since everything shared online is irreversible and cannot be removed.

Identity, talents, and desires can all be shown by digital footprints. This is critical in an age where managers "google" applicants to confirm their identities and suitability. In this way, having no digital footprint is almost as bad as having one that is poorly handled.

There are six measures to safeguarding the digital footprint.

1. Enter your name into a few different search engines.

2. Check your privacy settings again, but don't put your faith in them....

3. Create passwords that are both solid and memorable.

4. Make sure all of the equipment is up to date.

5. Examine how you use your phone 

6. Establish a positive identity by your actions.