Overshare Check: a free game about privacy before posting

What is Overshare Check?

Your post is about to go live. In the photo and the caption, tap everything that gives away where you live, where you study or where you'll be: a house number, a boarding-pass barcode, a school logo, a live location tag. Leave the harmless details alone.

Overshare Check is a free privacy game. A post is about to go live; in the photo and caption, tap every detail that tells strangers where you live, study or will be.

House numbers, boarding-pass barcodes, school logos, car plates, keys on the table and live location tags score; harmless details cost you points.

At a glance

Category

Social Media

Difficulty

Easy

Play time

2–3 min

Price

Free, in your browser, sign-up optional

How to play

Tap

Each risky detail tapped before the post goes live: +100. A harmless one: −40.

Post

Press Post when you're done, or the timer posts for you.

Three levels

Beginner, Intermediate or Expert, picked before you play: the content and the clock change, and each level keeps its own best score.

Scoring

+100 per risky detail tapped, −40 per harmless one. Missed details cost nothing but don't score.

Win by catching at least 75% of the risky details.

What it trains

Privacy before posting

Addresses, schools, travel plans.

Attention to detail

Scanning the background.

Strategy and tips

Scan the background

Most overshares are behind you, not in the middle of the photo.

Post later

Holiday photos are safer once you're home.

Barcodes are data

A boarding-pass barcode can hold your booking details.

Why play Overshare Check?

A few details together can locate someone. Checking the background for ten seconds before posting is the habit that protects you.

Frequently asked questions