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Technology@beehaw.org · 3 years ago

Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do

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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do

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Technology@beehaw.org · 3 years ago

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The generation that grew up with the internet isn’t invulnerable to becoming the victim of online hackers and scammers.

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Self reporting is also notoriously unreliable
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  I also wonder if they controlled for the fact younger people are online more often in the first place.

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