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SSSC 23 Things Digital Thing 4 - Digital Footprint

Firstly I watched the video Orange Digital Dirt and I found it very interesting and something I have a great deal of knowledge on due to working in a management position and being involved in recruitment and selection of new staff. I feel it's really important for employees to be aware of what they post online because if a service users were to access this, it could damage the reputation and trust they have built up when working with the service user. 

I did a search for myself in my home town and through my work place and nothing out of the ordinary came up. Again, because I have a great understanding of what can be found online, I am very conscious about what I post and where I post. I make sure all my accounts are private and I don't accept friend requests from people I don't know or may know through association. 

The 8 Tips to Effectively Manage Your Digital Footprint is a really useful tool to use to check up on social media and digital accounts such as email, online banking and saved sites. I feel in my workplace some of the most important tips would be around passwords and ensuring these are secure and kept private. I have to change my password every so often to maintain security. I also think it is important to never store information online such as saving passwords for accounts where you use a shared device. 

The last tip I felt was really important is to remember that anything posted online, even if you delete, could be found again and this is something we go over with staff during induction and annually (or before if required) during in-service. We have a social media policy which staff must comply with. I carry out the "person search" exercise with staff so they can see how easy it for someone to find out information just from something they might have posted. It's really important for them to understand they are in a position of trust with our service users and what they post online can negatively impact their relationships with them. 
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