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