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