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