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