The "Basic Data Bulletin of the Fifth Sample Survey on the Living Conditions of the Elderly in Urban and Rural China" was recently released, and one of the data focuses on the spiritual and cultural life of the elderly:
In 2021, 36.6% of the elderly in mainland China could use smartphones, 40.4% could not use smartphones, and 23.0% did not have smartphones.
Among the elderly who can use smartphones, 74.7% can chat online, 18.1% can pay by mobile phone, 9.6% can make appointments for medical treatment, and 7.1% can use ride-hailing software.
From the data, it can be seen that the penetration and use rate of smartphones among the elderly group is low, and most of the elderly who can use smartphones still only chat on mobile phones.
In related reports, some elderly people said that they were worried that their age and operation mistakes would cause unnecessary trouble.
Actively bridging the digital divide
Add new vitality to the life of the silver-haired people
In order to help the elderly better keep up with the pace of the digital era and fully adapt to and enjoy the digital age, some cities have helped the elderly integrate into digital life faster through offline lectures and training.
Explore multiple fields to allow the elderly to enjoy digital life
Shanghai is the first city in mainland China to enter an aging society, and it is also a large city with the highest degree of aging in mainland China.
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Age is not a barrier to learning
During the 2024 Shanghai National Digital Literacy and Skills Improvement Month, some elderly people learned and mastered the basic knowledge of online applications such as scanning QR code shopping, online consultation, and mobile taxi hailing.
From the skillful use of tips to protect the security of personal information, to the wisdom sharing of online "pitfalls" and fraud prevention, many elderly people have proved that age is not an obstacle to learning.
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"I'm a little hooked" They use their phones to record "not old people."
Shanghai University for the Elderly has launched 26 courses on the application of smart technology, and the basic classes in short video production and photography are particularly popular, which teach seniors how to capture the beautiful moments of life with the lens and tell their own stories through creative editing.
Chen Jianping, who won the third prize in the Shanghai Short Video Competition for the Elderly, said that she was "a little hooked" with the shooting and editing of the short video: "The day the award-winning short video was shot happened to be my retirement, and I felt very commemorative. I think that the more you learn intelligent things, the more you learn, the more you learn, the more you learn, the more you learn, the more you learn. ”
Learning to "play with your phone" is not the last lesson
In Dalian, Liaoning Province, an anti-fraud publicity campaign with themes such as AI interaction, anti-fraud publicity, and knowledge popularization also attracted many elderly people to come to immerse themselves in learning about the prevention of telecommunication network fraud and improve their anti-fraud capabilities.
A new type of fraud that is common among the elderly
Be sure to stay away!
New types of fraud are targeting the elderly, and there have been many cases in news reports in recent years.
Use AI technology to pretend to be offspring
With the development of AI technology, deepfakes of face and onomatopoeia can be seen everywhere. Some people take advantage of such advanced technology to carry out scams targeting the elderly.
In March 2024, the police of the Qinduankou Police Station of the Hanyang Branch of the Wuhan Municipal Public Security Bureau received a report from the bank in the jurisdiction, saying that two elderly people had asked to withdraw their fixed deposits in advance, and they were suspected of being defrauded. And the two old men did not know each other, but just happened to withdraw money at the same bank.
According to the police, Granny Xiao received a call saying that her grandson, who was in college, had a conflict with someone else and injured the other party, and was now mediating at the police station; Daddy Yang received a phone call saying that his grandson had a traffic accident on the road and needed to be private with the other party because he was worried about affecting his future work.
The police explained the AI fraud to the old man, and the old man claimed that the voice on the phone was exactly the same as his grandson. The police contacted the family to confirm that the grandsons of the two elderly people did not have any situation on the phone.
Based on this, it has been fully explained that the current AI technology can simulate voiceprints and human faces, so what you see and hear is not necessarily true.
The "landline number" and "police identity" are all fake......
On May 23, 2024, 75-year-old Ms. Hu received a call from a man who claimed to be a police officer from the Wuxi Public Security Bureau in Jiangsu Province, saying that Ms. Hu's bank card was involved in a fraud case and that they needed to review the funds in Ms. Hu's bank account.
At that time, the other party called her from a local landline number in Wuxi, which gave Ms. Hu a little psychological trust.
Subsequently, Ms. Hu installed the software sent by the other party, and the other party offered to open a network conference room to help Ms. Hu complete some operations, but Ms. Hu did not know that she was sharing the screen with the other party.
The man also asked Ms. Hu to carry out a series of operations on the grounds of "investigating bank cards", and Ms. Hu did so. After completing these operations, the other party lost contact.
It wasn't until Ms. Hu checked her bank card and found that the money was gone, that she realized that she had been deceived and quickly called the police.
"Online fraud + offline withdrawal" octogenarian was defrauded of 1 million pensions
On October 1, 2024, the Huangpi District Branch of the Wuhan Municipal Public Security Bureau in Hubei Province received a call for help from an elderly couple.
It is understood that on September 22, the elderly couple received a phone call from a person claiming to be a "policeman" from the Haikou City Public Security Bureau in Hainan Province, claiming that the elderly couple had been involved in a particularly serious fraud case and asked to cooperate with the investigation or go to jail. The old couple immediately panicked, and installed remote control software in their mobile phones according to the other party's requirements, and the so-called "police" operated remotely.
The fraudsters used the bank account of the elderly couple to spend 1 million yuan to buy 1,600 grams of gold and send it to the designated address. After the other party asked the old couple to delete all the chat history, they disappeared without a trace. A day later, the old couple who calmed down felt that there was something strange in it, so they chose to call the police.
New types of scams are emerging
Keep these points in mind!
Prudent pension investment: small favors are traps, don't buy high-cost health care products because of "free eggs", and adhere to scientific health care
Screening twilight love: talking about money hurts feelings, beware of twilight love becoming "twilight cheating"
Be wary of "pretending to be grandchildren": calm and not panicked, when scammers borrow money or buy things for any reason in the tone of their children and grandchildren, they must call their children to verify again, and don't let scammers take advantage of loopholes
Don't just "scan": don't scan unfamiliar QR codes, don't download unknown software, and prevent remote monitoring
Don't be afraid to trouble your children: Discuss with your children's families before handling all kinds of government affairs, and accompany your children if necessary
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Young friends,
Don't forget about the elderly at home in busy days, take care of their daily life, and also care about their spiritual world and emotions.
Just like when you were a kid, they cared about you.
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Source: CCTV news client