@chyna I’m a paranoid old lady & I’ve fought technology tooth & nail assuming I’d die before I’d need to use it. Well, I haven’t died & I’m finding businesses setting things up where it has become easier for me to go with the flow rather than continue to fight. Since retiring, I’ve noticed that technology is growing faster than I can keep up.I never wanted a cell but the company I worked for made a cell mandatory if I wanted to stay employed. Then it made me feel safer when I had to travel so I continued to use it. I don’t do a lot of online banking but I do frequently check my account to make sure the current activity was done by me. I don’t use a password to get into my account cutting out somebody guessing my password. It’s setup to recognize my fingerprint because that’s supposed to be unique to me. According to the news report, even using my fingerprint to get myself in, once in the crook has access to look around at will. I listen to a lot of music & have an iTunes account that requires the verification code. Potentially, anybody ghosting me could get in to my iTunes account & buy anything they want. I’ve already set up a second layer of security with iTunes & I’m going to my bank today to see what else they have to offer.
I think my problem with the security codes is that out of paranoia I don’t turn on cookies & the verification code sent isn’r retained; so I get a new one every time I try to log in. It’s spread a lot wider than just my bank & I’m looking for ideas on better ways to do what I’m already doing!!!!
I’m finding the younger generations are being groomed to relinquish all their personal info & I’m trying to stay a bit smarter than that. My biggest fear is that I don’t understand the technology well enough to stay ahead of the game. Assuming that I’ve inherited my family’s genes, I’ve got another 20–25 years to deal with this crap & I’m finding that a bit unnerving!!!