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: “anyone can tag you” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: stories open to all? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location off (b) hide your phone number (c) a public account (d) only friends can message
- 4.True or false: “a public account” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 5.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can message you? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 6.🌍 A “public” account means… (a) only family see it (b) nobody can see it (c) only you see it (d) anyone can see it
- 7.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) hide your phone number (b) public posts (c) anyone can add to groups (d) a public account
- 8.True or false: “stories open to all” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) school name in bio (b) a private account (c) a public account (d) stories open to all
- 10.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your phone number? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 11.⚙️ You made a new account on a video site. What should you check first? (a) the volume (b) the colour theme (c) the font size (d) privacy settings
- 12.True or false: “limit who sees stories” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 13.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: friends-only posts? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 14.True or false: “full birthday shown” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: approve tags first? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 16.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) a private account (b) hide your birthday (c) approve tags first (d) public posts
- 17.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) phone number visible (b) approve tags first (c) anyone can add to groups (d) anyone can tag you
- 18.True or false: “stories open to all” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “friends-only posts” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🏷️ People keep tagging you in photos. Which setting helps? (a) location always on (b) public account (c) approve tags first (d) show phone number
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) limit who sees stories (b) anyone can tag you (c) school name in bio (d) anyone can message you
- 22.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) location always on (b) only friends can message (c) anyone can tag you (d) full birthday shown
- 23.🔄 Apps update, and settings can change. How often should you check privacy settings? (a) only once (b) only when bored (c) every few months (d) never
- 24.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) anyone can tag you (b) full birthday shown (c) location always on (d) friends-only posts
- 25.True or false: “anyone can add to groups” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 26.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: full birthday shown? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 27.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: phone number visible? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a private account (b) anyone can add to groups (c) limit who sees stories (d) approve group invites
- 29.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) school name in bio (b) phone number visible (c) anyone can add to groups (d) approve group invites
- 30.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) location off (b) hide your birthday (c) a private account (d) anyone can add to groups
- 31.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) approve tags first (b) hide your phone number (c) full birthday shown (d) a private account
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) anyone can message you (b) location always on (c) phone number visible (d) only friends can message
- 33.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) school name in bio (b) public posts (c) hide your birthday (d) a public account
- 34.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) approve group invites (b) location always on (c) only friends can message (d) friends-only posts
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) approve group invites (b) only friends can message (c) hide your phone number (d) phone number visible
- 36.True or false: “full birthday shown” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “phone number visible” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “hide your birthday” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) hide your phone number (b) stories open to all (c) friends-only posts (d) approve tags first
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) full birthday shown (b) anyone can message you (c) a private account (d) public posts
Answer key
- True
- a riskier setting
- a public account
- False
- a riskier setting
- anyone can see it
- hide your phone number
- True
- a private account
- a safer setting
- privacy settings
- True
- a safer setting
- True
- a safer setting
- public posts
- approve tags first
- False
- True
- approve tags first
- limit who sees stories
- only friends can message
- every few months
- friends-only posts
- False
- a riskier setting
- a riskier setting
- anyone can add to groups
- approve group invites
- anyone can add to groups
- full birthday shown
- only friends can message
- hide your birthday
- location always on
- phone number visible
- False
- True
- True
- stories open to all
- a private account
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