Who takes responsibility?
My Mother in Law did an "enabling" course on computers for the elderly a few years ago, and we were supportive.
She then went out and bought a computer and printer (with our help) and uses this for letters, cards and pictures.
However we wanted to suppervise internet use so we invited her round to use our systems to see how she got in.
It was a nightmare and a disaster waiting to happen, she believes all the scams, felt sorry for the Nigerian girl trying to get into the UK, the charities etc, wanted to buy so much tack because it was cheap rather than looking for quality.... in short she was going to be in trouble very quickly.
We still have "sessions" where she comes round a couple of times per week to have supervised access, and try to protect her. We also try and get her to recognise scams and never to give any personal details without checking with us first
However a friend of hers told her how to access the internet in the library, and she checked her emails........ One email told her there was a problem with her bank acount and asking for her account details - so she sent them!
She "knew" we banked on the internet so saw nothing wrong.
We are now sorting out the mess.
I am here on this site, and value greatly the help and assistance that I get (and hopefully contribute) so I do realise the benefits of the internet, but we really need to address the vulnerabilities of the elderly who are so very naive and open to abuse from
the unscrupulous and criminal element