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