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