Cyber Safety Worksheet: Privacy Settings
Stay safe (Only people you know): Safer: private account, location off, friends-only posts and messages, approve tags and group invites first. Riskier: public account, location always on, anyone can message, tag or add you, phone or school on your profile. Check settings with a parent when you join and every few months.
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- 1.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: friends-only posts? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only friends can message (b) hide your phone number (c) public posts (d) hide your birthday
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no school in your bio (b) location off (c) location always on (d) hide your birthday
- 4.True or false: “a public account” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) only friends can message (b) approve tags first (c) stories open to all (d) a private account
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) approve group invites (b) approve tags first (c) hide your birthday (d) anyone can message you
- 7.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: stories open to all? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 8.📍 A photo app wants your location “always”. Best choice? (a) share with all (b) only while using (c) post it publicly (d) always
- 9.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) location always on (b) full birthday shown (c) location off (d) a public account
- 10.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: no school in your bio? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 11.🏷️ People keep tagging you in photos. Which setting helps? (a) approve tags first (b) location always on (c) show phone number (d) public account
- 12.True or false: “public posts” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no school in your bio (b) school name in bio (c) anyone can tag you (d) public posts
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location off (b) hide your phone number (c) phone number visible (d) no school in your bio
- 15.True or false: “approve group invites” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) hide your phone number (b) stories open to all (c) location always on (d) public posts
- 17.True or false: “a public account” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location always on (b) hide your phone number (c) anyone can tag you (d) phone number visible
- 19.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) no school in your bio (b) location off (c) a private account (d) anyone can tag you
- 20.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) stories open to all (b) anyone can message you (c) school name in bio (d) only friends can message
- 21.⚙️ You made a new account on a video site. What should you check first? (a) privacy settings (b) the font size (c) the volume (d) the colour theme
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) full birthday shown (b) friends-only posts (c) location always on (d) anyone can tag you
- 23.True or false: “no school in your bio” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🌍 A “public” account means… (a) only family see it (b) nobody can see it (c) only you see it (d) anyone can see it
- 25.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) phone number visible (b) a public account (c) school name in bio (d) approve tags first
- 26.True or false: “hide your phone number” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) stories open to all (b) friends-only posts (c) anyone can tag you (d) location always on
- 28.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: full birthday shown? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 29.True or false: “hide your birthday” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “location off” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “approve tags first” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “hide your phone number” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 33.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) a private account (b) hide your birthday (c) approve group invites (d) phone number visible
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only friends can message (b) phone number visible (c) full birthday shown (d) stories open to all
- 35.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) stories open to all (b) school name in bio (c) anyone can add to groups (d) hide your birthday
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location always on (b) phone number visible (c) approve tags first (d) full birthday shown
- 37.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) location off (b) no school in your bio (c) hide your phone number (d) school name in bio
- 38.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) anyone can message you (b) a private account (c) a public account (d) full birthday shown
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) full birthday shown (b) friends-only posts (c) hide your phone number (d) no school in your bio
- 40.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) phone number visible (b) location always on (c) approve group invites (d) school name in bio
Answer key
- a safer setting
- public posts
- location always on
- False
- stories open to all
- anyone can message you
- a riskier setting
- only while using
- location off
- a safer setting
- approve tags first
- True
- no school in your bio
- phone number visible
- True
- hide your phone number
- True
- hide your phone number
- anyone can tag you
- only friends can message
- privacy settings
- friends-only posts
- False
- anyone can see it
- approve tags first
- True
- friends-only posts
- a riskier setting
- False
- True
- False
- False
- phone number visible
- only friends can message
- hide your birthday
- approve tags first
- school name in bio
- a private account
- full birthday shown
- approve group invites
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