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