Permanence Of Information On the Internet

Permanence of online info. Ever since a couple years ago, there has been a big question associated with the internet, when something is deleted is it really wiped out everywhere? To simply put it no, once something is on the Web it cannot be deleted; and technically lasts forever. When something is deleted by you on the internet it is simply out of your view, but is still stored in the company or websites servers to continuously monitor the data. (4)

What Can You Do?

So when posting to the web whether it be a social media post or comment to a youtube video here are some ways to prevent damaging your reputation and credibility. (4)

• Consider everything you've ever sent as "potentially public".
• Don't post things that you wouldn't want your boss or grandmother to see as a rule of thumb.
• Set up privacy settings where provided.
• Clean up your digital portfolio of anything that is no longer of importance.