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