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