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