What is a Digital Footprint?
A Digital Footprint is the data trace or trail left by someone activity in a digital environment. Digital Footprints are the capture in an electronic fashion of memories and moments and are built from the interaction with TV, mobile phone, World Wide Web, Internet, mobile web and other digital devices and sensors.
What most people do?
Go to a website. Send an email. Make a purchase with your credit card. All of this data is stored on your computer. It’s considered your Digital Footprint. Did you delete it? Clear out your web history? Empty your recycle bin? THE DATA IS STILL ON YOUR COMPUTER! Deleting it, clearing your web history or emptying your recycle bin DOES NOT get rid of it.
Traces of your data are maintained on your hard drive. These traces are called metadata. Metadata can be pieced together to recreate your history, your habits and even your personality. Hackers and other bad people can easily get this information from your computer. Learn how to remove this sensitive data everytime after you are done with your work.
How to remove Digital Foot-Print?
Every move you make on your computer leaves tracks behind. These tracks contain information about which web sites you visited, which programs you used, which files you opened and much more. Cleaning all of these tracks can be done manually but is a tedious task. An automatic solution is the best method. Here are two most used and free softwares you can use for removing your digital foot print purpose:-
This simple tool cleans your tracks with a single click. The program deletes only the types of tracks you select. After your tracks are clear, your privacy will be more secure and your browser will run much faster.
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CCleaner
CCleaner is the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC. It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more secure. Easy to use and a small, fast download.
This simple tool cleans your tracks with a single click. The program deletes only the types of tracks you select. After your tracks are clear, your privacy will be more secure and your browser will run much faster.
7 replies on “How To Delete Digital Footprint?”
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its always important when you have done something wrong or about to do something wrong….
Man thanks for sharing the link to download any one of these software that can quite helpful to delete your foot print that can be used by hackers. Thanks for posting…
CCleaner is best tool to remove unnecessary stuff.
please change the phrase”hackers and bad people” who said we are bad,letting know a hole in a system is anything wrong,you may use crackerz for instance at such occations bud
@ ajay pay attention I used “Hackers and other bad people” not just ‘bad people’…..And I am not disclosing any loop hole of any operating system !
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