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) hide your phone number (b) no school in your bio (c) limit who sees stories (d) phone number visible
- 2.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) school name in bio (b) anyone can tag you (c) full birthday shown (d) no school in your bio
- 3.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) a private account (b) approve tags first (c) only friends can message (d) location always on
- 4.📍 A photo app wants your location “always”. Best choice? (a) share with all (b) post it publicly (c) always (d) only while using
- 5.True or false: “only friends can message” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can message you? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stories open to all (b) hide your birthday (c) full birthday shown (d) location always on
- 8.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location always on? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 9.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: public posts? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 10.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: only friends can message? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 11.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your phone number? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 12.True or false: “friends-only posts” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “a public account” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “public posts” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) phone number visible (b) only friends can message (c) full birthday shown (d) school name in bio
- 16.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: a public account? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 17.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: stories open to all? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 18.⚙️ You made a new account on a video site. What should you check first? (a) the colour theme (b) the volume (c) the font size (d) privacy settings
- 19.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location off? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 20.🏷️ People keep tagging you in photos. Which setting helps? (a) public account (b) show phone number (c) location always on (d) approve tags first
- 21.True or false: “location off” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) stories open to all (b) anyone can tag you (c) approve tags first (d) school name in bio
- 23.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) no school in your bio (b) anyone can add to groups (c) friends-only posts (d) approve group invites
- 24.True or false: “anyone can add to groups” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) approve group invites (b) only friends can message (c) a private account (d) a public account
- 26.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: a private account? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 27.True or false: “stories open to all” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “hide your phone number” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) public posts (b) friends-only posts (c) stories open to all (d) phone number visible
- 30.True or false: “only friends can message” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can tag you? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) public posts (b) hide your phone number (c) only friends can message (d) friends-only posts
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) public posts (b) anyone can message you (c) stories open to all (d) location off
- 34.True or false: “hide your birthday” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “a public account” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your birthday? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 37.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: approve group invites? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 38.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) stories open to all (b) approve group invites (c) location always on (d) anyone can message you
- 39.True or false: “anyone can add to groups” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “school name in bio” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- phone number visible
- no school in your bio
- location always on
- only while using
- False
- a riskier setting
- hide your birthday
- a riskier setting
- a riskier setting
- a safer setting
- a safer setting
- False
- False
- False
- only friends can message
- a riskier setting
- a riskier setting
- privacy settings
- a safer setting
- approve tags first
- False
- approve tags first
- anyone can add to groups
- True
- a public account
- a safer setting
- False
- False
- friends-only posts
- True
- a riskier setting
- public posts
- location off
- False
- True
- a safer setting
- a safer setting
- approve group invites
- False
- False
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