Instead of Footprints in the sand how about Footprints with technology

Every one hears about leaving their carbon footprints upon earth but how many people actually thing about the footprints that they leave digitally?

What are digital footprints anyway?

Web definitions

• are traces left behind by someones activity in a digital environment. These traces can be analysed by a network manager or the police.
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According to http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/digital_footprint.html - digital footprints is defined as:

On the Internet a digital footprint is the word used to describe the trail, traces or "footprints" that people leave online. This is information transmitted online, such as forum registration, e-mails and attachments, uploading videos or digital images and any other form of transmission of information — all of which leaves traces of personal information about yourself available to others online.
Since one of our assignments was to find our digital footprint I was happy to find that it was hard to find out thing that were my digital footprint. I also checked on my children's digital footprints and was happy to find very little if nothing at all.  Once something is posted on the internet it stays in cyber space even if it is deleted off of computer or site.  People can copy it to their computer or it can be archived someplace without you even knowing it.  Things have been known to resurface at the most inopportune time.  It is important to know what you put out on the internet so every once in a while it is a good idea to do a search on yourself or your children just to see what is out there.