>>I've lost count how often an elderly family member (who is still sharp as a tack fortunately) told me that the "police", "your beloved niece", or "Microsoft" called them.
It's very sobering when we realize that we too will one day be just like them.
Right now my default reaction to phone call from unknown number is to ignore it instead of picking it up. Hopefully this will stay with me as I get older.
(my parents are notably different in this default)
Caller IDs can be easily spoofed. For example, you may receive a call from what appears to be your bank's fraud department. The person on the other side of the line may warn you of some (fake) suspicious activity and "send you" a one-time security code to verify your identity. In reality, the scammer has already gained access to your email account and is now trying to log onto your bank account, for which they need the one-time code.
There is an existing scam that goes something like that. I probably got some of the details wrong.
It won't be phone calls. We don't trust them. Our parents / grandparents did.
It might be a brain interface pushing intrusive thoughts. Our grandkids will quietly ignore these thoughts like zen masters because they recognized spam. It might be a perfect video chat from your spouse, all spoofed by AI. People will adapt but not us because it'll be new and emerging when we're already crystalized in our patterns.
theamk|1 year ago
(my parents are notably different in this default)
david-gpu|1 year ago
There is an existing scam that goes something like that. I probably got some of the details wrong.
Bottom line: do not trust any incoming calls.
jvanderbot|1 year ago
It might be a brain interface pushing intrusive thoughts. Our grandkids will quietly ignore these thoughts like zen masters because they recognized spam. It might be a perfect video chat from your spouse, all spoofed by AI. People will adapt but not us because it'll be new and emerging when we're already crystalized in our patterns.
We will become the vulnerable generation somehow.