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