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