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Digital footprint
Term | Definition |
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Digital footprint | the information about a particular person that exists on the internet as a result of their online activity. |
cookies | text files with small pieces of data |
Geolocation | the process or technique of identifying the geographical location of a person or device by means of digital information processed via the internet. |
Meta Data | a set of data that describes and gives information about other data. |
Data | facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. |
Spreadsheet | an electronic document in which data is arranged in the rows and columns of a grid and can be manipulated and used in calculations. |
Browser history | list of web pages a user has visited, as well as associated data such as page title and time of visit. |
digital literacy | to an individual's ability to find, evaluate, and clearly communicate information through typing and other media on various digital platforms. |
Blog | a website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer also : the contents of such a site. |
Dossier | a collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject. |
Derogatory | expressing a low opinion of someone or something : showing a lack of respect for someone or something. He was accused of making derogatory |
social networking | the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to oneself. |
viral | anything which spreads fast |
profile | the process of gathering and analyzing information about an individual that exists online |
privacy settings | "the part of a social networking website, internet browser, piece of software, etc. that allows you to control who sees information about you" |