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