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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) anyone can message you (b) public posts (c) school name in bio (d) approve tags first
- 2.True or false: “location off” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) location always on (b) full birthday shown (c) friends-only posts (d) public posts
- 4.🔄 Apps update, and settings can change. How often should you check privacy settings? (a) never (b) only once (c) every few months (d) only when bored
- 5.🌍 A “public” account means… (a) only you see it (b) anyone can see it (c) nobody can see it (d) only family see it
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) approve group invites (b) location off (c) anyone can message you (d) no school in your bio
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) public posts (b) anyone can message you (c) limit who sees stories (d) stories open to all
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide your phone number (b) no school in your bio (c) anyone can tag you (d) approve tags first
- 9.True or false: “approve group invites” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) only friends can message (b) hide your birthday (c) no school in your bio (d) phone number visible
- 11.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) anyone can add to groups (b) anyone can message you (c) hide your phone number (d) full birthday shown
- 12.⚙️ You made a new account on a video site. What should you check first? (a) privacy settings (b) the volume (c) the colour theme (d) the font size
- 13.🏷️ People keep tagging you in photos. Which setting helps? (a) public account (b) location always on (c) show phone number (d) approve tags first
- 14.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) full birthday shown (b) only friends can message (c) friends-only posts (d) approve tags first
- 15.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) location always on (b) approve tags first (c) location off (d) hide your birthday
- 16.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your phone number? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a public account (b) a private account (c) anyone can message you (d) anyone can add to groups
- 18.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: a public account? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) anyone can tag you (b) location off (c) anyone can message you (d) school name in bio
- 20.True or false: “anyone can add to groups” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) hide your phone number (b) a public account (c) only friends can message (d) friends-only posts
- 22.📍 A photo app wants your location “always”. Best choice? (a) share with all (b) always (c) post it publicly (d) only while using
- 23.True or false: “stories open to all” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “only friends can message” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 25.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location off? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 26.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: stories open to all? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 27.True or false: “hide your phone number” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “limit who sees stories” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can tag you? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only friends can message (b) location off (c) location always on (d) no school in your bio
- 31.True or false: “approve tags first” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “a private account” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) anyone can add to groups (b) school name in bio (c) stories open to all (d) limit who sees stories
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) public posts (b) anyone can add to groups (c) phone number visible (d) only friends can message
- 35.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can add to groups? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 36.True or false: “approve group invites” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “friends-only posts” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stories open to all (b) public posts (c) phone number visible (d) no school in your bio
- 39.True or false: “phone number visible” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “location always on” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- approve tags first
- True
- friends-only posts
- every few months
- anyone can see it
- anyone can message you
- limit who sees stories
- anyone can tag you
- True
- phone number visible
- hide your phone number
- privacy settings
- approve tags first
- full birthday shown
- location always on
- a safer setting
- a private account
- a riskier setting
- location off
- False
- a public account
- only while using
- True
- True
- a safer setting
- a riskier setting
- True
- True
- a riskier setting
- location always on
- True
- True
- limit who sees stories
- only friends can message
- a riskier setting
- False
- False
- no school in your bio
- False
- False
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