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 of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) approve group invites (b) public posts (c) a public account (d) school name in bio
- 2.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) full birthday shown (b) only friends can message (c) anyone can add to groups (d) anyone can message you
- 3.📍 A photo app wants your location “always”. Best choice? (a) always (b) post it publicly (c) share with all (d) only while using
- 4.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can tag you? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 5.🏷️ People keep tagging you in photos. Which setting helps? (a) show phone number (b) location always on (c) public account (d) approve tags first
- 6.⚙️ You made a new account on a video site. What should you check first? (a) the volume (b) privacy settings (c) the colour theme (d) the font size
- 7.True or false: “hide your birthday” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “only friends can message” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) school name in bio (b) a public account (c) friends-only posts (d) anyone can message you
- 10.True or false: “location off” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: “public posts” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) a public account (b) anyone can message you (c) hide your birthday (d) school name in bio
- 13.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) anyone can tag you (b) anyone can message you (c) location always on (d) location off
- 14.True or false: “anyone can message you” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location off? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 16.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location always on? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 17.True or false: “phone number visible” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 18.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: approve tags first? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 19.True or false: “full birthday shown” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “phone number visible” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) friends-only posts (b) approve group invites (c) full birthday shown (d) no school in your bio
- 22.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can add to groups? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only friends can message (b) public posts (c) school name in bio (d) anyone can message you
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a private account (b) hide your phone number (c) phone number visible (d) approve group invites
- 25.True or false: “location off” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) approve tags first (b) location off (c) hide your phone number (d) full birthday shown
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) anyone can tag you (b) phone number visible (c) a public account (d) limit who sees stories
- 28.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) hide your phone number (b) anyone can message you (c) school name in bio (d) location always on
- 29.🔄 Apps update, and settings can change. How often should you check privacy settings? (a) only once (b) every few months (c) only when bored (d) never
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) approve tags first (b) public posts (c) anyone can add to groups (d) location always on
- 31.True or false: “anyone can add to groups” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “school name in bio” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can message you? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 34.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: approve group invites? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 35.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: only friends can message? (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: a public account? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no school in your bio (b) location off (c) anyone can message you (d) approve tags first
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stories open to all (b) hide your birthday (c) friends-only posts (d) location off
- 40.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) limit who sees stories (b) location off (c) no school in your bio (d) location always on
Answer key
- approve group invites
- only friends can message
- only while using
- a riskier setting
- approve tags first
- privacy settings
- True
- True
- friends-only posts
- True
- True
- hide your birthday
- location off
- False
- a safer setting
- a riskier setting
- False
- a safer setting
- True
- True
- full birthday shown
- a riskier setting
- only friends can message
- phone number visible
- False
- full birthday shown
- limit who sees stories
- hide your phone number
- every few months
- approve tags first
- True
- True
- a riskier setting
- a safer setting
- a safer setting
- False
- a riskier setting
- anyone can message you
- stories open to all
- location always on
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