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