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