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irisblue

(32,969 posts) Tue Nov 17, 2020, 01:47 PM Nov 2020

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Todays episode of kids teaching their parents tech...Elizabeth and Anne edition

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Todays episode of kids teaching their parents tech...Elizabeth and Anne edition (Original Post) irisblue Nov 2020 OP

The queen is on top of things wryter2000 Nov 2020 #1

Over the weekend my mom and I had a conversation about web scraping and virtual private networks irisblue Nov 2020 #2

I'm afraid you'd have to explain those to me wryter2000 Nov 2020 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author irisblue Nov 2020 #4

Ok. irisblue Nov 2020 #5

wryter2000

(46,039 posts)

1. The queen is on top of things

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 01:49 PM

Nov 2020

I'm sure she can handle Zoom.

irisblue

(32,969 posts)

2. Over the weekend my mom and I had a conversation about web scraping and virtual private networks

Reply to wryter2000 (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 02:01 PM

Nov 2020

It was...something.

wryter2000

(46,039 posts)

3. I'm afraid you'd have to explain those to me

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Tue Nov 17, 2020, 02:09 PM

Nov 2020

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irisblue This message was self-deleted by its author.

irisblue

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5. Ok.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 04:12 PM

Nov 2020

Very very simply a Virtual Private Network is another layer of security on your internet connection. It makes it a bit harder for hackers & internet scammers to see you on line.

An example of Web Scraping (but not the only one) is those "Which Old Testament Prophet Are You Most Like?" not for real but you get the idea.

Mom is putting some specific information about her to the internet, a data scraper is gathering it, then selling that info to other data companies.

I called my most computer literate nephew, he will go over and set up some better online security for her..

I would imagine that someone from MI6 handles the Queens & Princess Royals internet security. Maybe.

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