Cyber safety · lesson 7 of 24 · free

Privacy settings basics — Cyber safety for kids

Privacy settings decide who can see your posts, find you, tag you and message you. Safer choices: a private account, location off (or only while using an app), messages and posts for friends only, tags and group invites that need your approval, and no school, phone number or full birthday on your profile. Apps change, so check your settings with a parent every few months.

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Only people you know — “set who can see you, find you, tag you and message you”

  1. Safer: private account, location off, friends-only posts and messages, approve tags and group invites first.
  2. Riskier: public account, location always on, anyone can message, tag or add you, phone or school on your profile.
  3. Check settings with a parent when you join and every few months.

Use it for: Every new app, game or video site account, and after big app updates.

Worked example: ⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location always on? → a riskier setting

  1. It shows where you are all the time, to more people than you think.
  2. So it is a riskier setting.

Check: Try it: with a parent, open the privacy settings of one app and switch on two safer settings ✓

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