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Digital Footprint Check
A self-audit of how exposed you are online. Nine areas: social profiles, people-search sites, old accounts, location sharing, photo metadata, public reviews, breach habits, smart devices, and app permissions. You get an exposure meter, a chart for each area, and a cleanup plan. Nothing you answer is uploaded, and the page never asks for a name, an email, a phone number, or an address.
- Mark each row Handled, partly, or still open. There is nothing to type.
- Read the meter Lower is quieter. The chart shows which area is loudest.
- Check off the plan Each step has a how-to and a link you open yourself.
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Pick the closest fit for each row. Keys 1 to 3 select a choice in the row you are on. Nothing here is typed or looked up.
A checklist, not a lookup
People-search sites, public profiles, and a photo that still carries a location are different doors into the same problem. This page asks which doors you have already closed. It does not search a name, open an account, or store an address. The opt-out forms live on the other sites. The links in the plan are the official pages, and you follow them yourself.
A public friends list and a people-search listing reinforce each other. The listing often starts from public records, then picks up a phone number and the names of relatives. The FTC describes the opt-out as something you do on each site, then repeat, because a listing can come back. Google’s Results about you page is the request path for a search result that shows contact details. This check does not file that request for you.
The trails that are easy to forget
Old accounts still hold a card, an address, or a reset that lands in an inbox you no longer open. Location history is a diary stored with the phone account. A live share from a trip keeps updating. A photo can carry coordinates in the file, and the picture itself can show a house number even after the file data is gone. Reviews and old comments are a timeline under a name. A breach notice is the moment a password stopped being a secret. Have I Been Pwned is where you check an address you control. You do that in your own browser. A second factor on mail and banking is what limits the damage when the password is already out.
Smart speakers and cameras stay on the account after you stop thinking about them. Voice history can include a conversation you did not mean to keep. An app you tried once can still read contacts or follow you across other apps. The plan names the settings pages for those, including Android permissions, iPhone app access, Alexa privacy, and Google Home.
What the meter is not
A quiet score means the habits you reported are already narrow. It does not mean a stranger cannot find you. A wide-open score means the first three steps are the ones to do before the rest. None of it is a promise. When a password is involved, the Password Habit Quiz scores reuse and a second factor, and the password strength checker can estimate one password on this device. The phishing inbox and link checker practice the message and the address. Choose Your Own Hack walks a scam as a story, and Tech Myth or Fact covers the claims people repeat about privacy and private browsing.
FAQ
Does this ask for my name, email, or address?
No. Every row is a choice about a habit, such as whether a profile is public or whether you have opted out of people-search sites. There is no field for a name, an email, a phone number, or an address. An answer that is not one of the choices is ignored.
Does this look me up or upload my answers?
No. The check runs in your browser. It does not search your name, open the links for you, or send the answers anywhere. The official opt-out and settings pages are ordinary links you open yourself. The only thing saved is the checklist and the steps you check off, in this browser.
What does the exposure meter mean?
Each row is worth 0, 1, or 2 exposure points. The total is out of 54. Lower is quieter. The tier is Quiet footprint, Mostly tucked in, Some trails, Easy to find, or Wide open. The chart shows the same score for each area. It describes what you reported. It is not a search result and it is not a guarantee.
How is the cleanup plan ordered?
Open items that expose more come first: a reused password after a breach, a missing second factor, and a people-search listing you have not opted out of. The first three are the ones to do before the rest. Each step has a why, a how, and links to official settings or opt-out pages. A row you already handled stays off the fix list.
Where do the checked steps live, and what does Clear do?
Only in this browser. The checklist and the steps you tick are stored as ids in local storage. Clear deletes that saved checklist and the ticks. Clearing site data for cyberscryb.com removes it too. The page does not ask for an account.
Does a quiet score mean I am hard to find?
No. These are general habits. A quiet routine can still miss a people-search site, a photo, or a setting this page does not see. The links go to the official pages, and you complete the opt-out there. This check never looks you up.