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