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