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