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[–] 24 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Who are these smooth-talking scammers that can guide a regular-ass user to jump through hoops in settings to install a malicious app?

Maybe I should ask them how they do it, because I cannot convince my family to download and use Signal. You know, the legit app from the official app store.

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    People who can't operate a computer will somehow become gods at following instructions if someone calls "from Microsoft"

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    Yes exactly this. I try and explain a computer thing to someone and get ignored. That same person talks to some sales rep in the electronics store and comes away "ohh they said I need to buy super expensive antivirus, that'll solve my issue with my screen resolution being too low". 🤦

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