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submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do. The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.::undefined

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[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

I think that generalization is acceptable.

Most avoid computers. My parents use'em and click everything they come across with. Decade ago I installed Linux in their shitty old computer, just so I can remove everything they can use to screw up the OS.

Everything was fine for few years till my father bought a new shitty low end computer from the black friday with all kinds of support and additional warranty BS that needed Windows with VNC that they really didn't understand.

So, the result of that study is BS. One reason is that people selling old people expensive shit they don't need is not considered a scam.

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Boomer mother using Samsung flagship device to use WhatsApp and literally nothing else? That contract is absolutely a scam.

[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

80yo grandma with a ultrafast 5G data plan bigger than mine. And her daily phone is a Doro that doesn't even do text messages.

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