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