Managing your own digital footprint

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. You want to know what strangers can find about you online. What is a good first step?

A Search your own name in a search engine

B Wait until someone else posts about you

2. You have an old gaming account you never use. What should you do?

A Leave it open forever

B Delete the account

3. A friend posts an embarrassing photo of you that you did not agree to. What can you do?

A Ask your friend to take it down

B Do nothing because it cannot be changed

4. Someone ignores your request to remove a harmful post about you. What is the next step?

A Report the post to the platform

B Post something harmful back

5. True or false: Searching your own name only needs to be done once, and then never again.

A True

B False

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1Search: "Jess Taylor" Melbourne		ASearching your own name with a search engine to see what others can find about you online
2Settings > Account > Delete account		BReport > Photo of me > Request removal
3If someone posts an embarrassing photo of you, you can ask them or the platform to take it down		C1. Search my name 2. Delete old posts 3. Close unused accounts
4A footprint action plan lists what to do, and by when, to tidy up your online presence		DYour footprint keeps changing as new content is posted, so one search is not enough. You should check regularly.
5Uninstalled the app, so my account is gone		EClosing an unused account so it stops holding your personal data
6I searched my name once in Year 7, so I'm done		FUninstalling an app does not delete the account. Your data stays on the company's servers, so you must delete the account in its settings.

Definitions

Manage your footprint

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

______("Mia Tran")

_____________("OldGame")

______________(oldPhoto, "the site")

results ← search("Mia Tran") IF results HAS oldPost THEN delete(_______)

plan ← ["search", "delete", "report"] FOR EACH step __ plan do(step)

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A results <- search(my_pet)

B FOR each result in results

C IF result is unwanted

D add result to action_list

Question 2

A accounts <- list of my accounts

B FOR each account in accounts

C IF account is unused

D keep account

Question 3

A post <- photo of me online

B IF it is liked by friends

C report post to the platform

D ask poster to remove it

Question 4

A plan <- empty list

B add 'search my name'

C add 'delete old accounts'

D never review the plan again

Question 5

A name <- 'Sam Lee'

B results <- search(password)

C DISPLAY results

D check if each is about me

Answer Key

Managing your own digital footprint

Section A: Quick Questions

A — Search your own name in a search engine

B — Delete the account

A — Ask your friend to take it down

A — Report the post to the platform

B — False

Section B: Match the Pairs

Search: "Jess Taylor" Melbourne → Searching your own name with a search engine to see what others can find about you online

Settings > Account > Delete account → Closing an unused account so it stops holding your personal data

If someone posts an embarrassing photo of you, you can ask them or the platform to take it down → Report > Photo of me > Request removal

A footprint action plan lists what to do, and by when, to tidy up your online presence → 1. Search my name 2. Delete old posts 3. Close unused accounts

Uninstalled the app, so my account is gone → Uninstalling an app does not delete the account. Your data stays on the company's servers, so you must delete the account in its settings.

I searched my name once in Year 7, so I'm done → Your footprint keeps changing as new content is posted, so one search is not enough. You should check regularly.

Section C: Definitions

Manage your footprint — Take action to control what is online about you by searching your own name, deleting old posts and unused accounts, and asking others to remove content.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

search("Mia Tran")

deleteAccount("OldGame")

requestRemoval(oldPhoto, "the site")

results ← search("Mia Tran")
IF results HAS oldPost THEN
  delete(oldPost)

plan ← ["search", "delete", "report"]
FOR EACH step IN plan
  do(step)

Section E: Spot the Error

A — To manage your own footprint you search your own name. Searching a pet's name will not show what is online about you. It should be search(my_name).

D — Unused accounts should be deleted to shrink your footprint. Keeping them leaves your data online. The line should be delete account.

B — You report or ask for removal when content is harmful or unwanted, not just because friends like it. The condition should be IF it is harmful or unwanted.

D — Your footprint keeps changing, so an action plan needs regular reviews. It should be REPEAT review plan every term.

B — You search your own name to see your footprint. Searching for a password is unsafe and finds nothing useful. It should be search(name).