Digital Privacy and Social Media Safety

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

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. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

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 '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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.