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> is competent enough to go through several warning screens

What about "is incompetent enough to press the buttons when the nice man from Microsoft calls about the viruses on her USB"?

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She's laugh at him and disconnect. She might not know where the space bar is but she's not an idiot.

Good for her - MANY people fall for these scams, however.

The internet is full of scams. If you desensitize someone to that reality, then you better disable Safari access, iMessage, calls and FaceTime for their own good.

Indeed, it would be a good idea for iOS to have a mode for the elderly that is almost exactly like that (similar to child mode, and for similar reasons).

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