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