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: school name in bio? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 2.True or false: “only friends can message” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: only friends can message? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location always on (b) anyone can message you (c) full birthday shown (d) limit who sees stories
- 5.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: public posts? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 6.True or false: “a private account” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “phone number visible” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 8.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) school name in bio (b) location always on (c) phone number visible (d) a private account
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only friends can message (b) location off (c) stories open to all (d) hide your birthday
- 10.🌍 A “public” account means… (a) nobody can see it (b) only family see it (c) only you see it (d) anyone can see it
- 11.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) limit who sees stories (b) location always on (c) public posts (d) stories open to all
- 12.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: phone number visible? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 13.True or false: “limit who sees stories” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) phone number visible (b) anyone can message you (c) full birthday shown (d) friends-only posts
- 15.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can message you? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 16.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) no school in your bio (b) stories open to all (c) phone number visible (d) public posts
- 17.🏷️ People keep tagging you in photos. Which setting helps? (a) location always on (b) show phone number (c) public account (d) approve tags first
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) location always on (b) full birthday shown (c) only friends can message (d) stories open to all
- 19.True or false: “location off” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: a private account? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) anyone can message you (b) hide your birthday (c) school name in bio (d) location always on
- 22.📍 A photo app wants your location “always”. Best choice? (a) only while using (b) always (c) share with all (d) post it publicly
- 23.True or false: “hide your birthday” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone number visible (b) anyone can add to groups (c) a private account (d) location always on
- 25.True or false: “approve group invites” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 26.⚙️ You made a new account on a video site. What should you check first? (a) the font size (b) privacy settings (c) the colour theme (d) the volume
- 27.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) hide your birthday (b) location always on (c) approve tags first (d) friends-only posts
- 28.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: friends-only posts? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 29.Which of these is a riskier privacy setting? (a) friends-only posts (b) approve tags first (c) stories open to all (d) approve group invites
- 30.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: anyone can tag you? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 31.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: hide your birthday? (a) a safer setting (b) a riskier setting
- 32.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: location off? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 33.True or false: “anyone can tag you” is a safer privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is a safer privacy setting? (a) a public account (b) full birthday shown (c) location off (d) location always on
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) school name in bio (b) friends-only posts (c) full birthday shown (d) public posts
- 36.True or false: “stories open to all” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚙️ Safer or riskier setting: a public account? (a) a riskier setting (b) a safer setting
- 38.True or false: “approve tags first” is a riskier privacy setting. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stories open to all (b) location off (c) public posts (d) anyone can tag you
- 40.True or false: “location always on” is a safer privacy setting. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a riskier setting
- False
- a safer setting
- limit who sees stories
- a riskier setting
- True
- True
- a private account
- stories open to all
- anyone can see it
- limit who sees stories
- a riskier setting
- False
- friends-only posts
- a riskier setting
- no school in your bio
- approve tags first
- only friends can message
- False
- a safer setting
- hide your birthday
- only while using
- False
- a private account
- False
- privacy settings
- location always on
- a safer setting
- stories open to all
- a riskier setting
- a safer setting
- a safer setting
- False
- location off
- friends-only posts
- True
- a riskier setting
- False
- location off
- False
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