What Does Your Digital Footprint Say About You?

You zip to a coffee shop on your way to work and the barista gives you your latte for free. Your first thought is…

A. [snapping photo] “Should I upload this to Insta, FB or Twitter first?”

B. “That’s $2.45 saved.”

C. [composing group WhatsApp message] “OMG! I finally got a free coffee!”

You’re treating yourself to a spot of online shopping and it’s time to go through the ‘checkout’ with your purchases. So you…

A. Scroll through the numerous cards you have connected to your Amazon account, trying to work out which one to put this splurge on.

B. Type in your details. Again. You never save them.

C. PayPal it, as always.

It’s been a hot, sunny weekend and you’ve spent most of it lounging in your garden, Pimm’s in hand. Your colleagues will know this because…

A. They saw the Instagram posts. And the Facebook status. And the smug tweets. To be honest, they almost feel like they were there with you.

B. The liberal half-hourly applications of after-sun at your desk.

C. One solitary Boomerang of clinking wine glasses.

You’ve had a headache for a couple of days, which is unusual for you. Instinctively, you…

A. Extensively Google your symptoms, clicking through to several different diagnoses (all equally terrifying). Quickly make an appointment with your doctor.

B. Think about making a doctor’s appointment, if it doesn’t clear up by itself.

C. Have a quick look online and arrange to get it checked out, just to be on the safe side.

It’s the week of a family wedding and excitement is mounting – the bride-to-be has even shared a picture of her honeymoon destination with the caption ‘Not long now!’ So you…

A. Upload a slideshow of images of you with the bride, groom and various other family members, interspersed with emojis and gifs expressing your delight.

B. Give your tried-and-tested wedding guest outfit a quick iron.

C. Share a pic of the bride as a child, along with the caption: ‘Can’t believe you’re going to be a Mrs, I remember when you were this tiny!’

You’ve always been convinced you’d be excellent at boxing, but you’ve been too shy to give it a try. Instead, you…

A. Repeatedly search for nearby boxing groups and Google questions like ‘How much does full boxing gear cost?’ and ‘Qualities of a good boxer?’ But tell no one.

B. Occasionally allow yourself a prolonged, wistful daydream about taking to the podium as a champion boxer. But tell no one.

C. Give local groups a quick Google, but ultimately chicken out of going. Tell no one.

You’re smashing it at work and your boss pulls you aside to tell you that you’ve earned a promotion. You celebrate by…

A. Composing an emotional ‘some personal news’ tweet; uploading a pic of your new email signature to your Instagram Stories; updating your website/business cards; arranging a night out so people can toast your success. Hey, how often does this happen?

B. Smiling awkwardly as your colleagues congratulate you and quietly mentioning it to you partner/family/friends when you get home.

C. Updating your LinkedIn profile with your fancy new job title and basking in the glory of the ‘congratulations!’ messages as they flood in.

Your trusty but past-its-best laptop finally splutters to a halt, so you decide to invest in a shiny new one. As for the old one, you…

A. Put it with the rest of your old laptops – a teetering pile you’ve been cultivating for years. You’re reasonably sure you’ll be able to extract that old data somehow, should you need it.

B. Completely wipe the hard drive and send what remains of the laptop off to be recycled by an ethical and secure firm.

C. Save the bits you need onto cloud storage and put the old laptop on a shelf at home, with every intention of clearing the data and recycling or selling it on. At some point.