Some time ago I wrote about digital shadows. But my coworker over in England one-upped me by writing an entire book on the subject. He's brilliant so I willingly acquiesce to his superior knowledge on the subject. Check his book out at:
Now that I've gotten that shameless promotion out of the way, here's why I referred to it. Read this article.
Scary. Sad. And true.
I have been advising my young adult children to 'wise up' on the matter and embrace the rules of the ever-changing digital world in which we live. While my shadow is fairly limited theirs is already nearly life-long. My son is graduating from college soon and in looking for a job he has already experienced the ease by which employers find out about him--digital being a primary reference. So he's gone to great lengths to protect his private life, or separate it from his professional life anyway.
And my daughter has experienced being at work, calling the IT 'guy' to fix her PC, and enduring 20 questions about her YouTube activity, Facebook perusing, etc. Luckily, she used the company policy against him and advised him to check 'the logs' since her activity is closely tracked. No viruses from downloading--she had proof! End of the intrusive conversation. She is keenly aware of the suspicions and espionage that abound in the workplace.
The whole subject of privacy plagues every development and decision when it comes to anything digital. With the explosion of geo-based apps and devices it's only going to grow more contentious, even more frightening. But it is the new reality. You have to watch what you say, when you say it, and where, etc. Look around and consider what shadow you're casting.
People are watching.
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