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