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The Internet has become such an indispensable tool in our daily lives that most of us cannot imagine life without it.

Social networks, in particular, have gained tremendous momentum over the past few years, with the emergence of Facebook and Twitter.

But many people have no idea that any information they put on the Internet will stay there. Teenagers are especially prone to sharing pictures and information that may haunt them later on.

Internet security expert Rick Dovey Ferguson went through the files of Facebook user, Ben McLean, searching for some potentially dangerous content. The photo he found showed a drunken night out, something that might impress future recruiters.

"It was certainly a disservice to the photo that might have been an opportunity to interview you cordially."

He realized that once the information on this page was gone, it was impossible Owner's Control.

"People can just take your information, they can look at your conversations, they can look at your pictures and if I want to delete those pictures people may already know without my copy."

Google CEO Eric Schmidt has predicted that his website will store even more personal data in the future.

Schmidt sparked controversy when he said he expected today's children to seek a new identity once they grow up. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, he said changing their names would be a rebellious way to disguise teenage activities as being documented by social networking sites.

Large-scale data storage is not limited to the Internet, Ferguson said.

“Even if we will consider special communication, one-to-one communication, or even sending photos, videos or mobile phone text messages, we should not think of it as one-to-one communication anymore, because a communication object has Permanence, it didn't have before. "

Erasing your past may not be simple, however. Recruitment firms say such attempts could raise more suspicion than they cover up.

Start with more optimism because recruiters must not be preoccupied as we worry about our past gaffes.

Phil Lane, head of planning at the recruitment firm, explains that they are looking for consistency in the candidate's profile.

What they should do is make sure their profile is consistent online. For example, if they have different academic qualifications or as a recruiter, I want to know what different online profiles are like for different organizations. It looks very suspicious. "

However, recruiters also admit that in some cases, having a full and active online presence can actually help a young person in their future career.

Candidates People looking for advertising careers, for example, can be shown through their mastery of engagement channels and marketing techniques on the communication network

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