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