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