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) no school in your bio (b) anyone can add to groups (c) approve tags first (d) hide your phone number
- 2.True or false: “friends-only posts” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: full birthday shown? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 4.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: stories open to all? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location off (b) anyone can message you (c) school name in bio (d) phone number visible
- 6.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: school name in bio? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) approve group invites (b) stories open to all (c) only friends can message (d) location off
- 8.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: approve tags first? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 9.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) approve tags first (b) public posts (c) no school in your bio (d) only friends can message
- 10.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) hide your birthday (b) only friends can message (c) full birthday shown (d) limit who sees stories
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) limit who sees stories (b) friends-only posts (c) phone number visible (d) a private account
- 12.True or false: “stories open to all” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can tag you? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 14.🌍 A “public” account means… (a) nobody can see it (b) anyone can see it (c) only you see it (d) only family see it
- 15.True or false: “a private account” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) full birthday shown (b) limit who sees stories (c) a private account (d) friends-only posts
- 17.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location always on? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 18.True or false: “location off” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “only friends can message” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 20.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: a public account? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 21.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: a private account? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 22.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: only friends can message? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 23.True or false: “anyone can message you” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school name in bio (b) hide your birthday (c) a public account (d) location always on
- 25.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) location off (b) hide your phone number (c) a private account (d) a public account
- 26.True or false: “anyone can tag you” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 27.⚙️ 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
- 28.True or false: “school name in bio” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “hide your birthday” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) approve tags first (b) anyone can tag you (c) hide your phone number (d) limit who sees stories
- 31.True or false: “limit who sees stories” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) full birthday shown (b) anyone can tag you (c) anyone can message you (d) approve tags first
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide your birthday (b) limit who sees stories (c) approve group invites (d) a public account
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) limit who sees stories (b) only friends can message (c) anyone can message you (d) friends-only posts
- 35.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) anyone can message you (b) hide your birthday (c) approve tags first (d) location off
- 36.True or false: “full birthday shown” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: public posts? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 38.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your birthday? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 39.True or false: “stories open to all” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: “no school in your bio” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- anyone can add to groups
- False
- a riskier setting
- a riskier setting
- location off
- a riskier setting
- stories open to all
- a safer setting
- public posts
- full birthday shown
- phone number visible
- False
- a riskier setting
- anyone can see it
- True
- full birthday shown
- a riskier setting
- True
- True
- a riskier setting
- a safer setting
- a safer setting
- False
- hide your birthday
- a public account
- True
- privacy settings
- False
- False
- anyone can tag you
- True
- approve tags first
- a public account
- anyone can message you
- anyone can message you
- False
- a riskier setting
- a safer setting
- True
- True
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