How it works
A footprint is what you leave behind online: a photo, a comment, a like or a message.
A footprint can last, and other people can copy it.
Deleting your own post takes it off your page, but it cannot reach a copy that someone else saved.
Think before you post, and ask a grown-up when you are not sure.
Worked examples
A screenshot
- Mia posted a silly photo and deleted it the next day.
- Sam had taken a screenshot, a copy of whatever was on the screen.
- Deleting could not reach his copy, and he had shown two friends.
More than you mean
- A photo can show a house number, a street sign or a school crest.
- Mia's photo had a number on the gate and a street sign.
- Where you live is private from strangers and people online, but it is fine to tell a grown-up, a teacher or a police officer.