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