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: “approve group invites” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔄 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
- 3.True or false: “full birthday shown” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) public posts (b) limit who sees stories (c) location off (d) only friends can message
- 5.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) hide your phone number (b) friends-only posts (c) hide your birthday (d) phone number visible
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stories open to all (b) approve group invites (c) anyone can tag you (d) public posts
- 7.True or false: “hide your birthday” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “hide your phone number” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) a public account (b) school name in bio (c) phone number visible (d) no school in your bio
- 10.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: limit who sees stories? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 11.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) public posts (b) school name in bio (c) a private account (d) location always on
- 12.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location always on? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 13.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) hide your birthday (b) public posts (c) stories open to all (d) a public account
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a public account (b) hide your birthday (c) location always on (d) anyone can message you
- 15.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) approve group invites (b) location always on (c) anyone can message you (d) school name in bio
- 16.True or false: “location off” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 17.📍 A photo app wants your location “always”. Best choice? (a) only while using (b) post it publicly (c) share with all (d) always
- 18.True or false: “a public account” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 19.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can add to groups? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 20.🌍 A “public” account means… (a) anyone can see it (b) nobody can see it (c) only family see it (d) only you see it
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location always on (b) anyone can message you (c) full birthday shown (d) limit who sees stories
- 22.True or false: “location always on” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location always on (b) stories open to all (c) school name in bio (d) location off
- 24.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) full birthday shown (b) stories open to all (c) only friends can message (d) anyone can add to groups
- 25.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: approve tags first? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 26.True or false: “a private account” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: stories open to all? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location always on (b) no school in your bio (c) phone number visible (d) anyone can add to groups
- 29.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your phone number? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 30.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can tag you? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 31.True or false: “friends-only posts” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) location off (b) a private account (c) only friends can message (d) a public account
- 33.True or false: “friends-only posts” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⚙️ 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
- 35.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: a private account? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 36.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: school name in bio? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 37.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) approve group invites (b) anyone can tag you (c) friends-only posts (d) location off
- 38.True or false: “school name in bio” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a public account (b) phone number visible (c) only friends can message (d) anyone can tag you
- 40.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) anyone can message you (b) anyone can tag you (c) public posts (d) hide your phone number
Answer key
- True
- every few months
- False
- public posts
- phone number visible
- approve group invites
- False
- True
- no school in your bio
- a safer setting
- a private account
- a riskier setting
- hide your birthday
- hide your birthday
- approve group invites
- True
- only while using
- False
- a riskier setting
- anyone can see it
- limit who sees stories
- False
- location off
- only friends can message
- a safer setting
- True
- a riskier setting
- no school in your bio
- a safer setting
- a riskier setting
- False
- a public account
- True
- privacy settings
- a safer setting
- a riskier setting
- anyone can tag you
- True
- only friends can message
- hide your phone number
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