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 New work blogpost is up - recently went through a situation where my aging father lost his cellphone. 

I took the moment to review what we did ahead of time that helped, and what we could've done better. 

If you're in a position of responsibility for aging loved ones, I hope this gives you some good pointers.

https://www.domaintools.com/resources/blog/smartphone-security-and-aging-parents/ 
 @3e3ce96c Being in an elderly care situation, we’ve done our best to avoid scenarios mentioned in the article, but one thing it does not address is the harm caused by app stores, making it extremely easy for elderly users to fill their phones with adware, spyware, malware, and other sorts of crapware that not only ruin their day, but also steal their data, and make them less secure.

It’s been an uphill battle, and aside from enabling parental controls, a solution eludes us.