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by sathishvj 3511 days ago
I faced similar challenges with my mom, especially since she lives in a different state. She confessed though that she would only ask me. And I'm able to help because I'm in the tech field. I realized that all her neighbors and my other relatives, and parents of my friends & acquaintances, and millions of others would have absolutely no way to get help and protect themselves against online scams and threats.

So I started a free service http://www.littlecaution.org/ where I do talks and seminars about remaining safe online. Since it's just me on my personal time for now doing the workshops, growth and reach is slow. But I continue to work on it.

My belief is that using the right tools is of great importance but raising awareness is a bigger need. All the best tools are no match against human fallibility. So in these talks, the direction I take is about knowing the issues, being aware, and then followed by using the right tools.