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