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