It is not Labor Day or Thanksgiving, but National Grandparents Day has been a designated United States holiday for more than 40 years. The perfect gift that millennials, those born between 1981 and 1996, can give then to their beloved older relatives is better digital privacy protection.
Millennials, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center, are a digitally savvy generation. More than 90 percent of millennials own smartphones, and the vast majority at 85 percent say they use social media. Significantly larger shares of millennials have adopted relatively new platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat than older generations.
Discussion Questions:
- Identify three key takeaways from the article. What did you find most interesting?
- What are some of the steps you can take to help your granparents secure their data and information?
- How can you teach your granparents about how to identify trusted sites?
Source: Stuart Brotman, “Millennials can help grandparents achieve stronger internet privacy”, www.thehill.com, September 09, 2019.
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