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