Parents love posting videos and photos of their families online, but we all have that one friend who won't stop sharing photos of their children. Beyond being plain annoying, there are reasons behind why limiting and safely sharing are better options. As personal information becomes increasingly accessible online, it is important to think about what you share.
The content shared online becomes a digital footprint, basically it's a digital trail of where you've been and who you've been with. The information can be actively left behind by sharing personal images and posts. Alternatively, when other people share photos or posts of you they are passively contributing to your digital footprint. This could include pictures parents' post of their child, which can become risky. So here's some common problems and how to avoid them.
What are the risks?
Over-sharing photos of your children can create problems. Firstly, without your child's permission, is it really fair to put their images on the internet? Online information has a level of permanency, and certain posts can resurface when your kids become teenagers. Creating your child's digital footprint before they have given consent can cause issues as your kids get older.
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