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by JTon 3510 days ago
I like this approach. But how did you mitigate the risk of a more serious data compromise like identity theft? Did you wait until she understood the dangers before allowing her to use sensitive logins like banking and email?
2 comments

Online transactions weren't as safe and ubiquitous back then. She already had a paranoia of entering those informations online and we told her that her instinct was right.

She does some Amazon orders every now and then but that's it.

Good question and good answer through your rhetorical question too. GP approach with your addendum is the way to do this in my opinion.