Auditing And Managing Your Digital Footprint

What is a Digital Footprint? A digital footprint is a trail of data you create while using the Internet. In includes thewebsites you visit, emails you send, and information you submit to online services. A “passive digital footprint” is a data trail you unintentionally leave online. For example, when you visit a website, the web server may log your IP address, which identifies yourInternet service provider and your approximate location. While your IP address may change and does not include any personal information, it is still considered part of your digital footprint. A more personal aspect of your passive digital

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Salerno Student Presents Course for Teens to Minister for Education

Young Minds Online Goes to Leinster House 6th Year Salerno Secondary School student Sophie Burke has presented a course for teenagers to Minister for Education Minister Ruairí Quinn. The Leaving Certificate student took a day out of her studies to meet Minister Quinn in his office in Leinster House to share details of Young Minds Online. The Minister was impressed with Sophie’s presentation and congratulated her on her work to protect young people’s online reputation. He also wished her well in her forthcoming Leaving Certificate. 18-year old Sophie along with her mum Joanne Sweeney-Burke founder and CEO of Media Box

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ABC’s of Privacy Settings

The Importance of Privacy Settings   Social Media has given us the chance to stay connected with friends and family around the world, it is a fantastic tool that can keep us close to those to those we miss aroundthe world, but with social media comes responsibilty. Think about it, Would you open your door to any given stranger and let them into your life without knowing anything about them? Probably not. so why do we allow this to happen  online? You need to be careful with the information you share online and how you protect it.   There are

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‘Social Media is the new future and is ever evolving’ – Seamus Leahy, St. Patrick’s College, Thurles

  Social Media – Managing Your Online Reputation   On Friday April 4th 2014 I attended a workshop entitled “Social Media- Online Reputation & Best Practice” by Joanne Sweeney- Burke. Before the commencement of this workshop, I have to admit I was a small bit worried. I did not know what we were going to be looking at or doing. Once we stepped inside the door to this workshop, we were all told what we would be doing for the day. Joanne went through the outline of the course and we were able to see what exactly was happening. We

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