Reducing my digital foot print today. First step is trying to wrap my mind around it all. Indexed for eternity? Not only my digital footprint but digital shadow as well. Pretty frightening....
"New research shows that we need to be aware of much more than just online mentions. What we need to concern ourselves with now, is the other half of our digital footprint. This "ambient content," the research team concluded, comprises of passive contributions, something termed as your "digital shadow."
Your shadow includes things like images of you on a surveillance camera, your bank records, your retail and airline purchase records, your telephone records, your medical database entries, copies of hospital scans, information about your web searches, general backup data, information about credit card purchases, etc."
Complete article at:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/new_tool_calculates_your_digital_footprint.php
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Gary, I have not had time to comment on your FB announcement about reducing your digital footprint. As I have had time to tag along on your thoughts and pick up on the new terms "ambient content" and "digital shadows", I have become intrigued. Thanks for bringing this information out into the public more. It has feelings of "1984" on steroids. The ambient content catches my attention more than the digital shadows. I often catch myself noticing that I'm on camera in my daily routine. I know it may mean nothing, but I also know it may mean something. If the right people get into positions of power, these things can be more devastating to us than the impact Hitler had on the Jewish community. Unthinkable, but possible. Again, thanks for getting me thinking.
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