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) a public account (b) location off (c) public posts (d) anyone can add to groups
- 2.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can add to groups? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 3.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your phone number? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 4.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: phone number visible? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 5.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) anyone can add to groups (b) limit who sees stories (c) anyone can message you (d) a public account
- 6.True or false: “only friends can message” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: stories open to all? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 8.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) location off (b) a public account (c) approve group invites (d) only friends can message
- 9.⚙️ You made a new account on a video site. What should you check first? (a) the colour theme (b) the font size (c) privacy settings (d) the volume
- 10.🔄 Apps update, and settings can change. How often should you check privacy settings? (a) never (b) only once (c) only when bored (d) every few months
- 11.True or false: “approve group invites” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📍 A photo app wants your location “always”. Best choice? (a) only while using (b) post it publicly (c) always (d) share with all
- 13.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: full birthday shown? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 14.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: only friends can message? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 15.True or false: “stories open to all” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: “limit who sees stories” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: no school in your bio? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 18.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) location always on (b) location off (c) only friends can message (d) hide your birthday
- 19.True or false: “hide your phone number” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🏷️ People keep tagging you in photos. Which setting helps? (a) approve tags first (b) show phone number (c) public account (d) location always on
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only friends can message (b) limit who sees stories (c) a public account (d) hide your birthday
- 22.True or false: “no school in your bio” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) limit who sees stories (b) hide your birthday (c) hide your phone number (d) school name in bio
- 24.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) hide your phone number (b) anyone can message you (c) only friends can message (d) a private account
- 25.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) stories open to all (b) approve group invites (c) location off (d) hide your phone number
- 26.True or false: “anyone can message you” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) full birthday shown (b) stories open to all (c) phone number visible (d) approve tags first
- 28.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: public posts? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 29.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) phone number visible (b) no school in your bio (c) anyone can tag you (d) anyone can message you
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a public account (b) friends-only posts (c) phone number visible (d) anyone can tag you
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide your birthday (b) location always on (c) stories open to all (d) anyone can add to groups
- 32.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your birthday? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone number visible (b) a private account (c) location off (d) friends-only posts
- 34.True or false: “full birthday shown” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only friends can message (b) phone number visible (c) anyone can message you (d) anyone can add to groups
- 36.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can message you? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 37.True or false: “anyone can tag you” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school name in bio (b) public posts (c) a private account (d) location always on
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stories open to all (b) hide your birthday (c) friends-only posts (d) hide your phone number
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) limit who sees stories (b) anyone can message you (c) only friends can message (d) friends-only posts
Answer key
- location off
- a riskier setting
- a safer setting
- a riskier setting
- limit who sees stories
- False
- a riskier setting
- a public account
- privacy settings
- every few months
- False
- only while using
- a riskier setting
- a safer setting
- False
- False
- a safer setting
- location always on
- False
- approve tags first
- a public account
- True
- school name in bio
- anyone can message you
- stories open to all
- False
- approve tags first
- a riskier setting
- no school in your bio
- friends-only posts
- hide your birthday
- a safer setting
- phone number visible
- True
- only friends can message
- a riskier setting
- False
- a private account
- stories open to all
- anyone can message you
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