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Challenges for parents & caregivers

  • Often not as technologically literate as their children
  • May have little understanding of online safety and security
  • May have naively ceded the role of computer administrator to their child

Challenges for adults & consumers

  • Many of the same issues as for children, and...
  • Need for confidential and secure transactions (e.g. for online banking)
  • Vulnerable to scams ('Nigerian', phishing, etc.), fraud (e.g. online auction fraud) and identity theft
  • May be unsure of the law regarding electronic crime

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