Privacy
Digital footprint
In Turkish: Dijital ayak izi
Everything about you that exists online: what you post, what others post about you, and what sites and apps quietly collect.
Part of your footprint is deliberate, like posts and profiles. Part is passive, like the pages you visit, your searches and your location. And part comes from others: tagged photos, old forum accounts and records in data broker databases.
You cannot erase it completely, but you can shrink it. Old accounts and public details are the easiest wins, and a smaller footprint means less for scammers to use.
What to do
- Search your own name and note what appears on the first pages.
- Close accounts you no longer use.
- Run the MyDefense scan to see where your data shows up.