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