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Get on with warning your elderly family members about scams

It can be hard work, but what's at stake is a lot harder.

Seamus Byrne
Seamus Byrne
Get on with warning your elderly family members about scams
Photo by Centre for Ageing Better / Unsplash

The latest Avast Safe Tech Report is a good reminder on pushing older relatives harder about securing their digital lives. 83% of Australians say they've warned older family about unsafe online behaviour but only 49% changed their habits. That's still a pretty good result! Yet with 53% of Aussies also saying older relatives have been hit by a serious online threat, this is an important reminder to hit them again if they're still putting themselves at risk!

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Seamus Byrne

Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.


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