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