Are We Followed in the Digital World?

Abstract

A digital footprint is simply defined as the trace of users' online activities. Another definition explains the digital footprint as the trace left by the online and offline activities of users electronically in electronic media (database, server, etc.). Social media shares, web pages visited, e-mails sent, and online games played are some of the parts that make up the digital footprint. In short, the records of the interaction between the individual and the virtual electronic world constitute the digital footprint. In this direction, the aim of this study is to determine the digital footprint awareness of university students and to determine their general views on the digital footprint, and the time they spend in electronic tools and environments.