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: approve tags first? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 2.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: phone number visible? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 3.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: a public account? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 4.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: school name in bio? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 5.True or false: “location off” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your birthday? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) full birthday shown (b) hide your birthday (c) hide your phone number (d) approve group invites
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a public account (b) anyone can tag you (c) only friends can message (d) location always on
- 9.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) phone number visible (b) limit who sees stories (c) stories open to all (d) anyone can message you
- 10.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) no school in your bio (b) phone number visible (c) a private account (d) location off
- 11.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: limit who sees stories? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 12.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) a public account (b) approve group invites (c) hide your phone number (d) no school in your bio
- 13.True or false: “anyone can add to groups” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 14.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: stories open to all? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) friends-only posts (b) approve group invites (c) anyone can add to groups (d) a private account
- 16.📍 A photo app wants your location “always”. Best choice? (a) post it publicly (b) share with all (c) only while using (d) always
- 17.True or false: “anyone can message you” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) anyone can add to groups (b) anyone can tag you (c) a private account (d) anyone can message you
- 19.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location always on? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 20.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) public posts (b) anyone can tag you (c) school name in bio (d) friends-only posts
- 21.🌍 A “public” account means… (a) only family see it (b) nobody can see it (c) only you see it (d) anyone can see it
- 22.True or false: “stories open to all” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “stories open to all” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location off (b) approve group invites (c) a private account (d) school name in bio
- 25.🔄 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
- 26.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) hide your phone number (b) anyone can add to groups (c) full birthday shown (d) school name in bio
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) anyone can add to groups (b) location off (c) school name in bio (d) location always on
- 28.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location off? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 29.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: approve group invites? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 30.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) anyone can add to groups (b) public posts (c) location always on (d) only friends can message
- 31.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your phone number? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 32.True or false: “a public account” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “hide your phone number” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location off (b) only friends can message (c) a private account (d) anyone can tag you
- 35.True or false: “anyone can message you” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) full birthday shown (b) a private account (c) phone number visible (d) school name in bio
- 37.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: only friends can message? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 38.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can tag you? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stories open to all (b) phone number visible (c) approve tags first (d) location always on
- 40.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) anyone can add to groups (b) full birthday shown (c) stories open to all (d) hide your birthday
Answer key
- a safer setting
- a riskier setting
- a riskier setting
- a riskier setting
- False
- a safer setting
- full birthday shown
- only friends can message
- limit who sees stories
- phone number visible
- a safer setting
- a public account
- False
- a riskier setting
- anyone can add to groups
- only while using
- True
- a private account
- a riskier setting
- friends-only posts
- anyone can see it
- False
- True
- school name in bio
- every few months
- hide your phone number
- location off
- a safer setting
- a safer setting
- only friends can message
- a safer setting
- True
- True
- anyone can tag you
- False
- a private account
- a safer setting
- a riskier setting
- approve tags first
- hide your birthday
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