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