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 safer privacy setting? (a) anyone can tag you (b) location off (c) anyone can message you (d) location always on
- 2.True or false: “friends-only posts” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide your birthday (b) location always on (c) a public account (d) full birthday shown
- 4.📍 A photo app wants your location “always”. Best choice? (a) post it publicly (b) only while using (c) share with all (d) always
- 5.True or false: “public posts” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: “hide your phone number” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 7.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location always on? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 8.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) anyone can message you (b) only friends can message (c) approve group invites (d) a private account
- 9.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) no school in your bio (b) a private account (c) location always on (d) only friends can message
- 10.🔄 Apps update, and settings can change. How often should you check privacy settings? (a) only when bored (b) never (c) only once (d) every few months
- 11.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) hide your birthday (b) approve group invites (c) hide your phone number (d) anyone can tag you
- 12.True or false: “a public account” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location always on (b) a public account (c) a private account (d) school name in bio
- 14.🏷️ People keep tagging you in photos. Which setting helps? (a) approve tags first (b) public account (c) show phone number (d) location always on
- 15.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) full birthday shown (b) anyone can message you (c) school name in bio (d) friends-only posts
- 16.True or false: “approve tags first” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can message you? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a public account (b) a private account (c) limit who sees stories (d) friends-only posts
- 19.True or false: “anyone can message you” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚙️ You made a new account on a video site. What should you check first? (a) the volume (b) privacy settings (c) the font size (d) the colour theme
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only friends can message (b) location off (c) stories open to all (d) no school in your bio
- 22.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) school name in bio (b) hide your birthday (c) approve tags first (d) no school in your bio
- 23.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: approve group invites? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location always on (b) approve group invites (c) stories open to all (d) phone number visible
- 25.True or false: “hide your phone number” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 26.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: school name in bio? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 27.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) friends-only posts (b) approve group invites (c) location off (d) full birthday shown
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) friends-only posts (b) limit who sees stories (c) hide your birthday (d) public posts
- 29.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: limit who sees stories? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a public account (b) limit who sees stories (c) anyone can add to groups (d) school name in bio
- 31.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: stories open to all? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide your phone number (b) anyone can add to groups (c) friends-only posts (d) no school in your bio
- 33.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) full birthday shown (b) anyone can tag you (c) hide your phone number (d) phone number visible
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) approve group invites (b) limit who sees stories (c) school name in bio (d) hide your birthday
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a private account (b) approve tags first (c) anyone can message you (d) no school in your bio
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) public posts (b) a public account (c) anyone can tag you (d) location off
- 37.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: only friends can message? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 38.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) approve tags first (b) location off (c) approve group invites (d) public posts
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) approve group invites (b) approve tags first (c) location always on (d) only friends can message
- 40.True or false: “full birthday shown” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- location off
- False
- hide your birthday
- only while using
- False
- True
- a riskier setting
- anyone can message you
- location always on
- every few months
- anyone can tag you
- True
- a private account
- approve tags first
- friends-only posts
- True
- a riskier setting
- a public account
- False
- privacy settings
- stories open to all
- school name in bio
- a safer setting
- approve group invites
- False
- a riskier setting
- full birthday shown
- public posts
- a safer setting
- limit who sees stories
- a riskier setting
- anyone can add to groups
- hide your phone number
- school name in bio
- anyone can message you
- location off
- a safer setting
- public posts
- location always on
- False
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