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