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