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Re:Defending Against Hackers Took a Back Seat at Yahoo, Insi... by crpatino on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @03:30PM (#12600554)
Hate to be the one pointing this out, but your relative is unfit to use online services now.

You would not let her drive, would you? Even if the car provided her more automomy, the risk of her running into another car would be too high. Why would you then let her expose herself to a world full of predators that are specifically targeting senior citizens to wipe their bank accounts?

Better to monitor her use of computers as if she was a young girl.

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Re:Defending Against Hackers Took a Back Seat at Yahoo, Insi... by strictfp on Thursday September 29, 2016 @09:24AM (#12605007)
Actually, she isn't that far gone. But she hates computers with a passion and treats them accordingly. I have tried for many years to teach her the concepts, but she refuses based on the premise that she thinks it's too complicated and that it "should be simpler".

Kind of reminds me of myself following useless bureaucracy.

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Re:Defending Against Hackers Took a Back Seat at Yahoo, Insi... by crpatino on Friday September 30, 2016 @12:45PM (#12613580)
Ok, not what I had in mind when I wrote my first comment, sorry about that.

Have you tried providing written instructions? In my opinion, for her vectors of attack, it is much less risky to have her password written down in paper somewhere on a drawer at home than have an online mess.

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Re:Defending Against Hackers Took a Back Seat at Yahoo, Insi... by Retr0spectrum on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @07:43PM (#12602242)
As long as she isn't using internet banking, is it really that much of an issue?

Assuming she doesn't fall for any scams (which is a big assumption).

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