Digital Professionalism

This is arguably OK advice, but still this may not be appropriate as peers may be easily identifiable by those who have access to the images on Aaron's profile and may comment on and republish them. It is important for Aaron to consider exactly how many 'friends' he actually has on Facebook and how private are his settings? He could have a thousand friends on Facebook, and each of those friends may have a thousand friends, and his account may allow all of his friends to share those images on.

Social networking sites, such as Facebook are developing advanced facial recognition software, and how they choose to enable or use that in the future is anyone's guess. These images may be circulating online long after Aaron and his peers have all left uni. Images that may, in the past, never have been developed, or would have gone missing over the years, can potentially return to cast doubt on their judgment or character in the future. Metadata in the images can be used to evidence the precise location, time and date they were taken and could be coupled up with timetables as well, showing missed lectures - or even work placements while still under the influence of alcohol!

Snapchat videos or pictures are not guaranteed to disappear, and anyone could screenshot, record or photograph with another device. Therefore embarrassing or incriminating material can still resurface and be circulated. Any pictures/videos that Aaron decides are inappropriate must be removed as soon as possible and anyone who he knows has copies of the material should be contacted to avoid them being shared in a public space.

It is always a good idea to consider carefully before taking photographs or recording in any situation and always ask permission from all concerned. Once such material is shared, it is virtually impossible to take it back. Aaron and his friends may at some point be living and working in much more conservative environments, and this material could be taken out of context.

This is the best advice - that way each individual can decide and review the material before he shares it, and his friends may not wish these photos to be published online.

Social networking sites, such as Facebook are developing advanced facial recognition software, and how they choose to enable or use that in the future is anyone's guess. These images may be circulating online long after Aaron and his peers have all left uni. Images that may, in the past, never have been developed, or would have gone missing over the years, can potentially return to cast doubt on their judgment or character in the future. Metadata in the images can be used to evidence the precise location, time and date they were taken and could be coupled up with timetables as well, showing missed lectures - or even work placements while still under the influence of alcohol!

Snapchat videos or pictures are not guaranteed to disappear, and anyone could screenshot, record or photograph with another device. Therefore embarrassing or incriminating material can still resurface and be circulated. Any pictures/videos that Aaron decides are inappropriate must be removed as soon as possible and anyone who he knows has copies of the material should be contacted to avoid them being shared in a public space.

It is always a good idea to consider carefully before taking photographs or recording in any situation and always ask permission from all concerned. Once such material is shared, it is virtually impossible to take it back. Aaron and his friends may at some point be living and working in much more conservative environments, and this material could be taken out of context.

This is not a great idea. Aaron and his peers have a right to a private life, but it is difficult for them to keep their private lives private if evidence of their down time behavior is published online and remains there for the long term, potentially casting doubt on their characters or fitness for practice is published.. These images may not be accessible to their school, placement supervisors, clients and potential employers initially, but even they have all locked down their privacy settings, friends may comment on and republish their images on their timelines.

Social networking sites, such as Facebook are developing advanced facial recognition software, and how they choose to enable or use that in the future is anyone's guess. These images may be circulating online long after Aaron and his peers have all left uni. Images that may, in the past, never have been developed, or would have gone missing over the years, can potentially return to cast doubt on their judgment or character in the future. Metadata in the images can be used to evidence the precise location, time and date they were taken and could be coupled up with timetables as well, showing missed lectures - or even work placements while still under the influence of alcohol!

Snapchat videos or pictures are not guaranteed to disappear, and anyone could screenshot, record or photograph with another device. Therefore embarrassing or incriminating material can still resurface and be circulated. Any pictures/videos that Aaron decides are inappropriate must be removed as soon as possible and anyone who he knows has copies of the material should be contacted to avoid them being shared in a public space.

It is always a good idea to consider carefully before taking photographs or recording in any situation and always ask permission from all concerned. Once such material is shared, it is virtually impossible to take it back. Aaron and his friends may at some point be living and working in much more conservative environments, and this material could be taken out of context.