Privacy settings and app permissions are the focus of this Grade 9 Computer Science worksheet, helping students distinguish between account controls and the permissions apps request to access personal information. Students examine visibility, contact settings, consent, data collection, and data sharing while applying these ideas to realistic account and app scenarios. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Separate account privacy from app access

The lesson shows that privacy settings and app permissions solve different problems. Privacy settings control who can view content, who can contact an account, and whether posts are public or limited to selected groups. App permissions determine what an app can access on a device or account, such as location information or contacts.

Students also consider what changes when a permission is granted or denied. Granting access can allow an app to collect additional information for a feature, while denying access reduces what the app can collect. This helps students connect permission choices with practical effects on personal data.

Consent and data sharing matter too

• Explain how privacy settings control visibility and interaction
• Describe how app permissions affect access to user data
• Distinguish informed consent from assumptions about permission
• Identify information that should remain private
• Explain why data sharing can extend beyond the original app

The resource also introduces consent as the user's decision about whether an app may access requested information. Students examine why understanding the purpose of a request matters before agreeing and why data sharing deserves separate attention when information may move across services or platforms.

Apply privacy choices to realistic scenarios

A dialogue, matching activity, cloze passage, labeled diagram, and reading passage introduce the vocabulary and relationships between the concepts. Multiple-choice and true-or-false questions ask students to identify which choices relate to privacy settings, permissions, consent, or data sharing. Short-answer prompts require students to explain how consent affects data collection and describe examples of account controls.

The extended response combines the ideas in a social app scenario involving location access and audience settings. Students explain how permissions and privacy settings work together, what information location access could allow the app to collect, and why data sharing matters.

Teacher support included

A separate teacher guide PDF includes learning objectives, teaching tips, discussion questions, and common mistakes. Use this digital privacy worksheet during a Digital Citizenship unit, before students review their own account settings, or when introducing safer app-installation habits. The lesson gives students a clear way to compare two commonly confused privacy controls and make more informed choices about personal information.