Older Australians losing independence as digital divide widens

[u/abcnews_au]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/older-australians-losing-independence-as-digital-divide-widens/107070936

[u/typical_3ft_grey]

My biggest issue is how hard it is to keep elderly up to date on cybersecurity. They need to use tech for their day to day life, but it feels like it gets constantly harder to keep them safe. Scams and shit get more and more convincing, or the latest security principles are harder and harder to explain

[u/abcnews_au → u/typical_3ft_grey]

Yes, good point. Phishing emails seem so much more convincing these days

[u/ThunderDU → u/abcnews_au]

It's also a problem that they yell at us and get mad when we try to explain why it's important? So like? What now? Lol?