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