Digital reputation

Digital reputation, like any other form of reputation, refers to the generalised view others take of a
person’s identity. The digital component refers to the evidence of a person’s interactions, comments
and behaviours online and how this combines to form a whole impression of an individual.
A digital reputation is as real, lasting and important as an individual’s general reputation. It affects a
person’s image and how their identity and beliefs are understood.

Your digital reputation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTg4NGiUOig&t=92s

Based on the video write down what participants assumed about their digital footprint and what is
reality . Now do the same check for yourself. Write an assumption and compare to the real Google
check results.

Assumption Reality

Video :
They thought they put their pictures In private.
The girl did not think there was a picture of her
on Google.
Another girl thought that she put her list friend
in private.
However, it still showed up in the internet.
There was a picture of her when she was 12
years old. She felt very surprised and wanted to
delete it. Because It was very embarrassing.
But it did not and she would set it in private
after.

You : There is nothing pictures of me. It just a

I thought my relatives or my friends would post
some picture that include me.
Vietnamese actor, the shops' name, the
companies' name that have the same name as
me. By the way, I was impressed that there is a
ward in Viet Nam has the same name as me.
What a wonderful thing! Therefore, I am in
private.

Your digital reputation

What you need to know
• Once something is online it can be very difficult to remove and can be easily and quickly
shared.
• Images and words can be misinterpreted and altered as they are passed around.
• Content intended for your small group of friends can create issues when shared with
others outside the group.
• You need to consider how you manage both your own messages and images, and those of
others.
• Privacy settings on social media sites help control what others can see of your online life,
but they do not protect you completely.

• How to protect your digital reputation

• Stop and think about any content before you post or send.
• Treat others online as you would like to be treated.
• Set your profile to private so that only your friends have access to your photos and posts
— and check every
now and then to make sure the settings have not changed.
• Keep an eye on photos of you that have been tagged by your friends and remove any that
are offensive.
• Remember your online information could be there forever and may end up being seen by
people you don't
know, including potential employers.

How to clean up a digital reputation

• Search yourself — type your name into a search engine and see what comes up. If you
find things that you thought were private, check your privacy settings.
• If you are uncomfortable about other people’s photos or videos where you have been
tagged, try to un-tag yourself or ask for them to be taken down.
• Cleaning up your digital reputation can be difficult but it is not impossible. You may not be
able to erase the past completely, but you can build a better image of yourself online over
time by being more aware of what you say and do.