AI & Digital Life · 45 sec
Digital footprint
A useful mental model for the technology shaping daily life.
The useful idea
- The useful idea
Digital footprint or digital shadow refers to one's unique set of traceable digital activities, actions, contributions, and communications manifested on the Internet or digital devices.
- How it works
Digital footprints can be classified as either passive or active.
- Why it matters
Passive footprints consist of a user's web-browsing activity and information stored as cookies.
Why this matters
Use Digital footprint as a lens when judging what a digital tool can — and cannot — do.
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Use Digital footprint as a lens when judging what a digital tool can — and cannot — do.
Test your recall
Which idea belongs to the explanation of Digital footprint?
- Why it matters
- How it works
- The useful idea — correct
Digital footprint or digital shadow refers to one's unique set of traceable digital activities, actions, contributions, and communications manifested on the Internet or digital devices.