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: friends-only posts? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 2.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: public posts? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone number visible (b) hide your birthday (c) anyone can add to groups (d) a public account
- 4.True or false: “stories open to all” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🏷️ People keep tagging you in photos. Which setting helps? (a) public account (b) show phone number (c) approve tags first (d) location always on
- 6.True or false: “full birthday shown” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a public account (b) approve tags first (c) only friends can message (d) no school in your bio
- 8.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) approve group invites (b) location off (c) friends-only posts (d) school name in bio
- 9.🔄 Apps update, and settings can change. How often should you check privacy settings? (a) only when bored (b) never (c) every few months (d) only once
- 10.True or false: “hide your birthday” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: limit who sees stories? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 12.⚙️ 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
- 13.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can add to groups? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 14.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: approve group invites? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 15.📍 A photo app wants your location “always”. Best choice? (a) post it publicly (b) always (c) share with all (d) only while using
- 16.True or false: “friends-only posts” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location off (b) approve tags first (c) only friends can message (d) location always on
- 18.True or false: “only friends can message” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 19.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can message you? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 20.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: school name in bio? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 21.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) full birthday shown (b) location always on (c) limit who sees stories (d) anyone can tag you
- 22.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) anyone can message you (b) full birthday shown (c) anyone can add to groups (d) approve tags first
- 23.True or false: “phone number visible” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “phone number visible” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: “location always on” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide your phone number (b) only friends can message (c) phone number visible (d) approve group invites
- 27.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) no school in your bio (b) only friends can message (c) a private account (d) location always on
- 28.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) approve tags first (b) anyone can tag you (c) friends-only posts (d) a private account
- 29.True or false: “approve tags first” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 30.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location off? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 31.True or false: “no school in your bio” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: approve tags first? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 33.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your phone number? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location off (b) hide your birthday (c) hide your phone number (d) full birthday shown
- 35.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: no school in your bio? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 36.True or false: “anyone can add to groups” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stories open to all (b) location always on (c) a public account (d) friends-only posts
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a private account (b) anyone can message you (c) friends-only posts (d) location off
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only friends can message (b) anyone can tag you (c) stories open to all (d) school name in bio
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hide your phone number (b) approve tags first (c) only friends can message (d) anyone can tag you
Answer key
- a safer setting
- a riskier setting
- hide your birthday
- False
- approve tags first
- True
- a public account
- school name in bio
- every few months
- False
- a safer setting
- privacy settings
- a riskier setting
- a safer setting
- only while using
- True
- location always on
- False
- a riskier setting
- a riskier setting
- limit who sees stories
- approve tags first
- True
- False
- False
- phone number visible
- location always on
- anyone can tag you
- False
- a safer setting
- True
- a safer setting
- a safer setting
- full birthday shown
- a safer setting
- False
- friends-only posts
- anyone can message you
- only friends can message
- anyone can tag you
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