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: anyone can tag you? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 2.True or false: “anyone can add to groups” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) full birthday shown (b) anyone can add to groups (c) stories open to all (d) location off
- 4.True or false: “anyone can message you” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) full birthday shown (b) anyone can message you (c) approve tags first (d) public posts
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) full birthday shown (b) a private account (c) approve tags first (d) friends-only posts
- 7.🏷️ People keep tagging you in photos. Which setting helps? (a) approve tags first (b) show phone number (c) location always on (d) public account
- 8.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location off? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 9.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) anyone can message you (b) friends-only posts (c) approve tags first (d) hide your phone number
- 10.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) only friends can message (b) friends-only posts (c) stories open to all (d) hide your birthday
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) anyone can message you (b) a private account (c) approve group invites (d) friends-only posts
- 12.🌍 A “public” account means… (a) only you see it (b) nobody can see it (c) only family see it (d) anyone can see it
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a private account (b) no school in your bio (c) only friends can message (d) phone number visible
- 14.True or false: “only friends can message” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “only friends can message” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚙️ You made a new account on a video site. What should you check first? (a) the font size (b) the colour theme (c) privacy settings (d) the volume
- 17.📍 A photo app wants your location “always”. Best choice? (a) only while using (b) share with all (c) always (d) post it publicly
- 18.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your birthday? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 19.True or false: “anyone can tag you” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) a private account (b) public posts (c) location always on (d) phone number visible
- 21.True or false: “a private account” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “a public account” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: phone number visible? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school name in bio (b) hide your birthday (c) anyone can tag you (d) full birthday shown
- 25.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: full birthday shown? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 26.True or false: “approve tags first” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone number visible (b) full birthday shown (c) anyone can message you (d) friends-only posts
- 28.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) anyone can add to groups (b) location always on (c) friends-only posts (d) public posts
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) anyone can tag you (b) approve group invites (c) hide your birthday (d) limit who sees stories
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) public posts (b) hide your phone number (c) no school in your bio (d) hide your birthday
- 31.True or false: “anyone can message you” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: stories open to all? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 33.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: limit who sees stories? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 34.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) phone number visible (b) hide your birthday (c) public posts (d) a public account
- 35.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: a public account? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 36.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can message you? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 37.True or false: “anyone can add to groups” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 38.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: no school in your bio? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stories open to all (b) limit who sees stories (c) location off (d) a private account
- 40.True or false: “friends-only posts” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a riskier setting
- True
- location off
- True
- approve tags first
- full birthday shown
- approve tags first
- a safer setting
- anyone can message you
- stories open to all
- anyone can message you
- anyone can see it
- phone number visible
- True
- False
- privacy settings
- only while using
- a safer setting
- True
- a private account
- False
- True
- a riskier setting
- hide your birthday
- a riskier setting
- True
- friends-only posts
- friends-only posts
- anyone can tag you
- public posts
- False
- a riskier setting
- a safer setting
- hide your birthday
- a riskier setting
- a riskier setting
- False
- a safer setting
- stories open to all
- False
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