The recent email scandal with Hillary Clinton proves itself to be a reminder of the importance of remembering that anything put on the Internet is permanent, even our personal email accounts. 
Deleting emails or messages is not enough to remove your digital fingerprint from the Internet. Activities that we participate in on a daily basis, such as browsing the Internet or using mobile apps, can provide others with our personal information without us even realizing it.
“There is a whole other level that people don’t even think about,” said Lance Porter, Associate Professor and Director of the Digital Media Initiative in the Manship School of Mass Communication. “Which is the fact that there are third party applications on social networks, particularly Facebook, that your friends can opt into that then opens up your information up to someone that you never intended to see your information.”
Students like Ester Saavedra, Pre-Medical Chemistry Major, try to use every privacy setting possible in order to keep their information safe and secure. 
“I have everything set on private to where I approve everything,” said Saavedra. “I don’t like people seeing my personal information without me allowing them to see this.”
Remaining vigilant while online is important not only for your own privacy, but also for your digital brand that you present to family, friends, and even future employers.
“I always sensor what I post,” explained Saavedra. “I always like think things thoroughly because I don’t want something that I post to like be something that can come back to me in a bad sort of reflection.”
To find out more ways to keep your online activity protected, visit www.privacyrights.org