Life & fun · September 21, 2023
Go Go Quincy - Tech Help for Older Adults
Hi everyone, my name’s Ryan and I’m working on GoGoQuincy (https://gogoquincy.com) to help seniors have a better, safer experience on the internet. We started three years ago, after my grandfather clicked on a phishing link for what he thought was a fraudulent charge on his credit card statement and put in his card info. It cost my family ~$3,000. This is surprisingly common — over 300,000 Americans were victims of phishing scams last year, and a huge amount of those victims are older adults. To safely use technology and to avoid scams, older adults typically rely on their children…
Go Go Quincy - Tech Help for Older Adults launched on September 21, 2023 with 6 votes, #1,645 of 4,228 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.
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Hi everyone, my name’s Ryan and I’m working on GoGoQuincy (https://gogoquincy.com) to help seniors have a better, safer experience on the internet. We started three years ago, after my grandfather clicked on a phishing link for what he thought was a fraudulent charge on his credit card statement and put in…
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