Preeti celebrated her birthday with her family. She was excited to share the moments with her friend Himanshu. She uploaded selected images of her birthday party on a social networking site so that Himanshu can see them. After few days, Preeti had a fight with Himanshu. Next morning, she deleted her birthday photographs from that social networking site, so that Himanshu cannot access them. Later in the evening, to her surprise, she saw that one of the images which she had already deleted from the social networking site was available with their common friend Gayatri. She hurriedly enquired Gayatri "Where did you get this picture from?". Gayatri replied "Himanshu forwarded this image few minutes back". Help Preeti to get answers for the following questions. Give justification for your answers so that Preeti can understand it clearly. a) How could Himanshu access an image which I had already deleted? Himanshu could access the deleted image because once a picture is uploaded on the internet, it can be copied, saved, or forwarded by anyone who viewed it. Even if you delete the image from your profile, others who have saved or copy of the image can still share it. b) Can anybody else also access these deleted images? Yes, anybody who has access to the image before it was deleted can still have the image and share it. c) Had these images not been deleted from my digital footprint? No, once an image is uploaded and viewed on the internet, it becomes part of the digital footprint. Even if you delete the image, it can still be accessible by those who have saved it.

Preeti celebrated her birthday with her family. She was excited to share the moments with her friend Himanshu. She uploaded selected images of her birthday party on a social networking site so that Himanshu can see them. After few days, Preeti had a fight with Himanshu. Next morning, she deleted her birthday photographs from that social networking site, so that Himanshu cannot access them. Later in the evening, to her surprise, she saw that one of the images which she had already deleted from the social networking site was available with their common friend Gayatri. She hurriedly enquired Gayatri "Where did you get this picture from?". Gayatri replied "Himanshu forwarded this image few minutes back".

Help Preeti to get answers for the following questions. Give justification for your answers so that Preeti can understand it clearly.

a) How could Himanshu access an image which I had already deleted?

b) Can anybody else also access these deleted images?

c) Had these images not been deleted from my digital footprint?

a) Himanshu could have saved or downloaded the image before you deleted it. Once an image is shared on social networking sites, other users can save, download, or share it even after you have removed it from the platform.

b) Yes, if someone has saved or downloaded the image before you deleted it, they can still access and share it. The deletion only removes the image from the original post on the social networking site but doesn't affect the copies saved by other users.

c) Although you have deleted the images from the social networking site, traces of these images can remain on the servers where the site is hosted. Copies in caches, backups, and other technical storage may still exist, meaning your digital footprint of those images hasn't been completely erased.