G.D. Govt Polytechnic College, Hisar organised a seminar on How to Manage Digital Footprints on April 16 at Block C on its campus. Er Manmohan Singla- Director of HiDM and a renowned Digital Marketing Expert in Haryana addressed the students in the seminar.

He explained, “Mails, social media and the online videos you watch, with all other online activity, you all have created Digital footprints. Digital footprint represents your online reputation. Employers, colleagues and clients often search for information about individuals online. A positive digital footprint shows your achievements, skills, and professionalism and also enhances the new scope of opportunity.

Keeping a strong password, adjusting security settings, disabling location tracking, and using a VPN are a few methods by which a user can control digital footprints.

“It was an interactive session and a necessary one, as technology has become a part of our lives and we all spend a lot of time on social media and browsing, hence creating positive and negative digital footprints. This session has given us all useful insights how to minimize the negative digital footprints,” said Govt. Polytechnic’s Principal.

“Staying safe in today’s digital world requires a different way of thinking. We must think twice before sharing any data on any digital platform.  Only then will you be able to better manage your digital footprint and reduce the amount of data you have online” said Er Manmohan Singla.

A number of students attended the seminar who got to know about digital footprints, types of digital footprints, and various ways to manage footprints. While defining the Digital footprint, he further said, your digital footprint is an archive of your online activities. It displays your internet activity and the data you’ve left behind. When you intentionally share something online, or when websites and apps track your activity without your permission, your digital footprint grows. You can be a part of internet fraud if you left your data at the wrong website. Thus to manage digital footprints, limit data sharing, don’t browse unsafe sites, delete your old accounts, limit the sharing on social media, use strong privacy settings, etc.

Every year HiDM organized a digital marketing seminar fest for their students. They get professional exposure and experience during the event. This year also, the seminar fest 2022 will start from July 27 and run till Aug 27.