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