IMPACT OF DIGITAL FOOTPRINT Digital footprint or digital shadow refers to one's unique set of traceable digital activities, actions, contributions and communications manifested on the Internet or digital devices. Footprint : the area occupied or affected by something. What every we do there will be always left of our work we have done. we must know what we are doing or posting. Whether we delete it, there will be always leftover of our works. so when we post something we must think twice.