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Will RichardsonMaking friends on Facebook, sending text messages, posting pictures online. Are these teens who spend endless hours surfing the Net? Not exclusively. Today, older adults are the fastest-growing population online and are actively engaged in the Web 2.0 world. But while they enjoy the many benefits of the Internet, they are often overlooked when it comes to online safety.
Many online safety initiatives focus on kids, and rightly so. But what about the older generation, which now uses the Internet for everyday tasks as well as for social networking, online dating, games and watching videos?
While identity theft has traditionally been viewed as the online threat to seniors, online safety for the aging population is multifaceted. For example, older adults should take steps to protect their personal information online; maintaining online privacy is an important issue for seniors
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