I agree with parkinglot777. I had terrible ordeals as my father was in his 70's and early 80's, having Internet access but not the acumen to differentiate the scams from the legit offers. I wish the project leaders the best, and I know nothing of the details of the project, but I hope they have put groundrules in places (forbidden topics), that there is some vetting of applicants, and that there is some monitoring of the conversations to insure they don't go too far astray.
I really do think it's a good idea, just need to be careful about how it is implemented...
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I agree with parkinglot777. I had terrible ordeals as my father was in his 70's and early 80's, having Internet access but not the acumen to differentiate the scams from the legit offers. I wish the project leaders the best, and I know nothing of the details of the project, but I hope they have put groundrules in places (forbidden topics), that there is some vetting of applicants, and that there is some monitoring of the conversations to insure they don't go too far astray. I really do think it's a good idea, just need to be careful about how it is implemented...