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