Privacy settings

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. What does a privacy setting do?

A Makes your device run faster

B Controls who can see your information

2. Your account is set to PRIVATE. Who can usually see your posts?

A Everyone on the internet

B Only people you have approved

3. Which setting is the safer choice for a photo of you in your school uniform?

A Friends only

B Public

4. An app asks to share your location with everyone all the time. What is a smart choice?

A Turn location sharing off or limit it to people you trust

B Always leave it on so the app works better

5. You set up your privacy settings once. Should you ever check them again?

A Yes, apps can change and settings can be reset

B No, they stay the same forever

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1Account: Private		ASettings > Privacy > Review who can see my posts
2Location sharing: Off		BWho can see my photos: Friends only
3A setting that lets only your approved friends see your photos		CPublic lets everyone see your information, so it does not keep it safe. Change it to Private or Friends only.
4Checking your settings regularly to make sure they still protect you		DThe app cannot show other people where you are
5Profile: Public (to keep my info safe)		ELocation sharing should only be on when an app really needs it. Turn it off or limit it so strangers cannot see where you are.
6Location sharing: On for all apps, just in case		FOnly people you approve can see your posts and profile

Definitions

privacy setting

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

postVisibility = "_______"

locationSharing = "___"

photoVisibility = "____________"

if visibility == "______": print("Anyone can see this!")

locationSharing = "on" if locationSharing __ "on": print("Turn it off!")

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A profile = "private"

B sharing = "friends only"

C location = off

D print("Settings saved")

Question 2

A name = "Sam"

B profile = "private

C print("Profile:", profile)

Question 3

A posts = "friends only"

B if posts == "friends only":

C print("Anyone can see")

Question 4

A # Hide my location on holiday

B location_sharing = True

C print("Location hidden")

Question 5

A prefs = {}

B prefs["profile"] = "private"

C prefs["location"] = "off"

D prefs[posts] = "friends"

E print(prefs)

Answer Key

Privacy settings

Section A: Quick Questions

B — Controls who can see your information

B — Only people you have approved

A — Friends only

A — Turn location sharing off or limit it to people you trust

A — Yes, apps can change and settings can be reset

Section B: Match the Pairs

Account: Private → Only people you approve can see your posts and profile

Location sharing: Off → The app cannot show other people where you are

A setting that lets only your approved friends see your photos → Who can see my photos: Friends only

Checking your settings regularly to make sure they still protect you → Settings > Privacy > Review who can see my posts

Profile: Public (to keep my info safe) → Public lets everyone see your information, so it does not keep it safe. Change it to Private or Friends only.

Location sharing: On for all apps, just in case → Location sharing should only be on when an app really needs it. Turn it off or limit it so strangers cannot see where you are.

Section C: Definitions

privacy setting — A switch in an app or account that controls who can see your information, like making it private or friends only.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

postVisibility = "private"

locationSharing = "off"

photoVisibility = "friends only"

if visibility == "public":
    print("Anyone can see this!")

locationSharing = "on"
if locationSharing == "on":
    print("Turn it off!")

Section E: Spot the Error

C — The word off is text, so it needs quotes. Without them Python thinks off is a variable name and gives an error. It should be location = "off".

B — The text "private" is missing its closing quote mark. It should be profile = "private".

C — The setting is friends only, so the message must say that only friends can see the posts. Saying anyone can see is wrong. It should be print("Friends can see").

B — To hide your location you must turn location sharing off, which is False. True would keep sharing it. It should be location_sharing = False.

D — The setting name posts is text, so it needs quotes inside the brackets. It should be prefs["posts"] = "friends".