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