Digital Privacy and Social Media Safety

1. What is a 'digital footprint' in relation to social media use?

• A. The trail of data and activity a person leaves behind through their online actions ✓
• B. A type of hardware device
• C. A type of advertisement
• D. A type of private messaging feature

💡 A 'digital footprint' is the trail of data and activity that a person leaves behind through their social media and broader online use.

2. What does 'data privacy' on social media platforms typically involve?

• A. Controlling how a user's personal information is collected, used, and shared ✓
• B. Increasing the platform's advertisement revenue only
• C. Making posts load faster
• D. Deleting all user accounts

💡 'Data privacy' on social media involves controlling how a user's personal information is collected, used, and shared by the platform.

3. What is the purpose of reviewing 'app permissions' for social media apps?

• A. Understanding and controlling what data and device features the app can access ✓
• B. Increasing the app's loading speed
• C. Automatically deleting old posts
• D. Blocking all notifications permanently

💡 Reviewing app permissions helps users understand and control what data and device features a social media app is able to access.

4. Why is it recommended to periodically review your list of followers or connections?

• A. To ensure your content is only visible to people you actually want to share it with ✓
• B. It increases your account's loading speed
• C. It is required by every platform's terms of service
• D. It automatically boosts your engagement rate

💡 Periodically reviewing your followers or connections helps ensure your content remains visible only to the people you intend.

5. What are 'privacy settings' on a social media account used for?

• A. Controlling who can see your content, personal information, and activity ✓
• B. Increasing your follower count automatically
• C. Making your posts trend faster
• D. Blocking all advertisements

💡 Privacy settings let users control who can see their content, personal information, and activity on a platform.

6. What is 'two-factor authentication' recommended for on social media accounts?

• A. Adding an extra layer of security beyond just a password ✓
• B. Making login faster
• C. Increasing follower count
• D. Improving post visibility

💡 Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to social media accounts, beyond just relying on a password.

7. What does 'phishing' commonly look like on social media?

• A. Fake messages or links designed to trick users into revealing personal information ✓
• B. Legitimate messages from verified friends only
• C. A type of privacy setting
• D. A type of advertisement disclosure

💡 Phishing on social media typically involves fake messages or links designed to trick users into revealing personal information.

8. What is 'parental controls' functionality on social media platforms designed for?

• A. Helping parents or guardians manage and monitor a child's social media use ✓
• B. Increasing a child's follower count
• C. Automatically posting content for children
• D. Removing all privacy settings for children

💡 Parental controls are designed to help parents or guardians manage and monitor how a child uses a social media platform.

9. What does 'oversharing' refer to on social media?

• A. Sharing excessive personal information that could pose privacy or safety risks ✓
• B. Sharing content too infrequently
• C. Sharing only professional content
• D. Sharing content with too few people

💡 'Oversharing' refers to sharing excessive personal information online, which can create privacy or safety risks.

10. What does 'account recovery' typically require if you lose access to your social media account?

• A. Verifying your identity through methods like email, phone number, or security questions ✓
• B. Creating a brand new account immediately
• C. Contacting every one of your followers individually
• D. Waiting an unspecified amount of time with no action

💡 Account recovery typically requires verifying your identity through methods like a linked email address, phone number, or security questions.

11. What does 'catfishing' refer to on social media?

• A. Creating a fake online identity to deceive others, often for manipulation or scams ✓
• B. A legitimate way to protect your privacy
• C. A type of advertisement
• D. A type of privacy setting

💡 'Catfishing' refers to creating a fake online identity, typically to deceive others for manipulation, romance scams, or other schemes.

12. Why should users be cautious about clicking links shared in social media messages?

• A. Links can lead to phishing sites or malware, even if they appear to come from a known contact ✓
• B. All links on social media are automatically safe
• C. Links never lead to external websites
• D. Clicking links has no security implications

💡 Links shared in social media messages can lead to phishing sites or malware, even if the message appears to come from a known contact whose account may be compromised.

13. Why might it be risky to enable location sharing on social media posts?

• A. It could reveal your physical location to a wide audience, including strangers ✓
• B. It always increases your follower count
• C. It makes posts load faster
• D. It has no privacy implications

💡 Enabling location sharing on posts can reveal your physical whereabouts to a wide audience, including people you don't know.

14. Why is it important to review who can 'tag' you in posts on some platforms?

• A. It helps control what content associated with your name or profile is visible to others ✓
• B. It has no effect on your account
• C. It automatically deletes tagged posts
• D. It is required by law on all platforms

💡 Reviewing tagging permissions helps control what content associated with your profile is visible to others.

15. What does 'end-to-end encryption' provide for private messages on some platforms?

• A. Ensures only the sender and recipient can read the message content ✓
• B. Makes messages visible to everyone publicly
• C. Increases the speed of message delivery only
• D. Automatically translates messages into other languages

💡 End-to-end encryption ensures that only the sender and intended recipient can read the actual content of a private message.