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It has begun !!! Now we need passwords for each other !! (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The time has come for us to make passwords for identifying each other..

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[–] 45 points 3 years ago (7 children)

I think it's pretty unreasonable to expect someone in 2023 to not trust a video call from someone they know. We are entering that period now, but I could have easily been fooled the same way. I bet you could have too.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (6 children)

    Perhaps its because I pre-date most internet technology, but I am extremely distrustful in all digital spaces. Everyone should've started being extremely distrustful years ago, if they weren't already. Not today.

    You don't wait for a big problem to smack you in the face. That's how you lose 40k like our elderly friend. You just get to be in the first wave of potential victims that way.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    I grew up before the internet myself. I can't say I'm on high alert for fake video calls lol I will be moving forward, however, now that it's a credible threat.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    I'm not saying I don't make video calls, mind you. I just don't trust them 100%. Haven't on that specific one for awhile now.

    Thus, if someone asked me for 40k via one, I would say no, and to contact me in person.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    40,000 rupees is like $400. Would you ask your friend to meet you in person for that amount, especially if they live quite far away?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I did not consider that kind of conversion rate. No, I probably would not.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 years ago

    The problem is with senior citizens, even if we tell them to not believe things on internet and tell them to not trust any calls, they will eventually do the opposite once the scammer pretends to be someone close to them. They cant even tell if a normal video is fake or real then how can they tell of someone on a video call is real pr fake, chances are once they see someone dear to them in danger and asking money they will forget everything you've told them about the internet and get scammed ....

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