Sometimes we are asked to do things, or we think about certain things we may say or do, but we are not sure if it is a good idea to actually say or do that. We may even wonder if the words or actions are unethical and could get us into trouble.
When you find yourself in this situation, it is a good idea to do a "Google Check". A "Google Check" is when you think about what you are going to say or do and ask yourself, "If this action was posted on Google for all of my friends and the rest of the world to see, how would I feel about it?" If you would be happy for others to know you said or did this, then it is a good decision. On the other hand, if you feel you would not want others to know about this, you can choose not to do that.
6 comments:
People often leave a comment, picture or video with little or no thought as to how the information will be viewed. The reader is left with a lasting perspective of the poster long into the future.
P. Anglin
Sometimes even those close to you can leave post, pictures or videos which may lead you to question their intentions or actions.
D. Anglin
What you write is hard to erase and hurts are hard to heal. Always try to remember, in 5 years would I want to be remembered as the person who said or did this. If not, then it's probably a bad idea. DRB
I've taken the general advice that if something is out there electronically, it's out there forever and it helps me be much more careful about what I do or don't leave online.
PF
Any picture or video can be copied and used by anyone for personal use that you have not consented to. Once something is submitted online you can be assured that it is public domain and not expressly yours. Be wary of ever present scammers that want to utilize any personal information:)
RF
I once asked a student to go on their Facebook and look back two years on their timeline. They were embarrassed by pictures they had posted and things they had said for multiple reasons. We discussed the ways that had grown personally since these posts and what they wished they had known at the time. It made the child more self aware of what they were posting and how they looked from a more removed, outside perspective. MM
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