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• Keep strong passwords for e-mail accounts or social networking websites.
• Ask your children not to share their personal details and passwords with others.
• Protect the computer system through the firewall so that unnecessary sites can not be accessed
by the children.
• Keep changing the password and privacy settings of the computers.
Info Byte
Encryption is the process of transforming data into unreadable code to maintain privacy.
i + DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS
Footprints are the impressions we leave on the ground while walking. Similarly, a Digital Footprint
is the trace or mark that a user leaves when interacting with the internet.
A digital footprint refers to the data trail left behind when a person uses the internet. This
can include the information shared or exchanged online through emails, attachments, social
media, websites visited, and content uploaded, such as videos or images. These traces of
personal information can be collected and analysed by others, sometimes without the user’s
knowledge.
A digital footprint is also known as a Digital Dossier, which encompasses all the digital data
collected about an individual over time.
How to Delete Digital Footprints
We leave marks or footprints when we work online. These footprints could be used by others
in a positive or negative way. One should follow certain guidelines while being online. Some of
them are as follows:
• Keep deleting the browsing history and cookies from your computer regularly.
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Ethics and Safety Measures in Computing

