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