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