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