U24 - Digital Footprints and Online Privacy Quiz

Which of the following best describes a digital footprint?

• A physical trail left by someone walking

• A unique data trail left by Internet users, either intentionally or unintentionally

• A type of computer virus

• A printed record of online activities

What can law enforcement agencies do when someone is accused of a crime involving the Internet?

• Ignore digital evidence

• Obtain warrants to confiscate computers and search histories

• Only interview witnesses

• Delete all digital footprints

What is a common way that passive digital footprints are created in face-to-face courses?

• By submitting assignments online

• By signing on to the institution’s website for information

• By attending lectures in person

• By using only printed materials

What is a potential risk of cookies, even if users accept or reject them?

• Cookies always improve computer speed

• Cookies can still create a passive digital footprint regardless of user choice

• Cookies are only used for advertisements

• Cookies are never used by educational institutions

Based on the text, what is a grey area regarding data from online courses?

• How long the data is archived and who has access to it after the course ends

• The color of the website background

• The number of students enrolled

• The type of assignments given

What was the main finding of the study conducted by Babić, Krešić, and Kučel in 2014 regarding students' awareness?

• Students were unaware of online reputation management

• Students were aware of the need to develop online responsibility and how they contribute to others' digital identities

• Students did not use social media at all

• Students only used social media for entertainment

Which of the following was NOT one of the courses students were enrolled in during the Rijeka study?

• Information science

• Entrepreneurship

• Transportation management

• Medicine

According to Pozzi (2015), what is the main limitation of most higher education institutions' presence on social media?

• They provide too much information

• They provide little in the way of formal training for students

• They focus only on entertainment

• They do not allow students to use social media

What does the text suggest should be reversed in the process of digital footprint education?

• The focus on technology

• The lack of education about digital footprints

• The process of creating only passive digital footprints

• The remediation of negative digital footprints

Which reference discusses students’ digital identity and online learning activities?

• Dennen, V.P. (2016)

• Babić, S., Krešić, M., & Kućel, K. (2014)

• Kelly, S., Christen, S., & Snyder, LG. (2013)

• Lowenthal, P.R., Dunlap, J.C., & Stitson, P. (2016)