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