-=> bex wrote to TheCivvie <=-

-=>> TheCivvie wrote to bex <=-
 be>
 Th>>> Same as and then they get cranky when I keep telling them to stay
 Th>>> of them. People don't seem to reliase that the are the product on
 Th>>> Facebook
 be>
 be>> I've tried dropping hints and trying to model behavior. That didn't
 >> make
 be>> a difference though.
 be>
 Th>> I am constantly sharing stuff with family, mainly, but also friends
 >> to
 Th>> get them to realise how dangerous the internet is
 be>
 be> I am of two minds on that. I don't want my loved ones - especially my
 be> mother and her siblings - to be afraid to use the internet. They get a
 be> lot of enjoyment out of it. But also, my mother almost got caught up in
 be> a gift card scam. If it weren't for a Safeways customer service rep who
 be> asked my mom "Is someone forcing you to buy all of these gift cards?"
 be> she would've lost a thousand dollars...
 be>

I would be the same, my mother is elderly and it is her one outlet. I don't
overdo it with her. in fact I have a facebook posting profile that omits her so
she cannot see stuff that I know she would panic about without reason.

Sean


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