I’s almost like I jinxed my 80-year-old dad.

Literally one hour after I published my post on X about IT security and how AI is dragging normal people into the tech battlefield, my phone rings. It’s Dad.

He had spent the entire day getting angry calls from strangers accusing him of various things. He was upset, confused, and convinced I could magically fix it over the phone.

After some back and forth I convinced him to go to Täby Centrum. The operator basically shrugged, but the Apple Store was much more helpful. Turns out Dad had been refusing to update his iPhone 16 Pro because “last time I couldn’t find anything afterwards.”

They sent him home with instructions to update. After two more calls from my parents in the evening, I managed to guide them through the update using Mom’s phone as a bridge.

I strongly suspect Dad has been spoofed, which means yesterday’s update probably didn’t solve the real problem.

So yes… it’s only a matter of time before the phone rings again.

Parenting your parents in the age of AI and scams. Exactly what I signed up for.

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