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