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by srazzaque 2583 days ago
Agreed - great insight. And this effect is exacerbated when there is genuine malicious intent on the internet. I've sat with my mum or dad on several occasions, when they've been confused by 'ads' on websites which are designed to look like dialog boxes.

It was far too difficult for me to explain how to tell that this was not a legitimate dialog box. Or understand the concept of phishing.