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