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Should I convince my mother to switch to ProtonMail? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by mypasswordis1234@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hey, My mother is a non-technical person, she's a sole trader. She has been using Google services for many years and is probably used to them. A few months ago, I was able to convince her to set up an online password manager and calendar (up until now, she had been saving all her passwords in a handy paper calendar).

Should I convince her to withdraw from Google services? If so, how should I do it so as not to put too much pressure on her?

Thanks for all the answers.

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[–] Xyz@infosec.pub 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Unless there are some circumstances that switching will protect her then no. My opinion of course. I learned a long time ago that nontechnical people, young or old, need to value and want to use the tools or it will only cause frustration and less trust in your opinion on other things that may be more critical.

You can explain why something is better or worse but let them make their own choice without being pushed or they won't be invested in the change.

[–] lemmy_nightmare@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Couldn't have put it in a better way