Your Digital Footprint Criteria

This badge holder passed an assessment of the standards listed below by scoring at least 85% on an unproctored exam on the Northstar Digital Literacy website.

Learners taking unproctored assessments are not supervised.

Your Digital Footprint Standards

1. Define digital footprint.
2. Understand why a digital footprint is important.
3. Understand the potential benefits and potential negative consequences of a digital footprint.
4. Differentiate between an intentional and unintentional digital footprint.
5. Understand the sources of a digital footprint (browsing, job search, shopping, social media).
6. Understand the intentional and potential unintentional consequences of what is put online.
7. Identify consequences of a digital footprint (permanent, real-life, employment-related).
8. Demonstrate how to manage an online identity responsibly.
9. Demonstrate ability to manage privacy settings.
10. Understand breaches of privacy and the dangers these represent.
11. Identify the different organizations interested in a digital footprint and what they might use it for (employers, retail, government).
12. Define cookies and understand how these are used to track a digital footprint.