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