XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: hugybear@gmx.net   
      
   On 05.11.24 21:43, sticks wrote:   
   > On 11/5/2024 8:19 PM, The Real Bev wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> One of the things I really like about Firefox is the "Firefox Account".   
   >>> The ability to get it all set up on a different computer by just syncing   
   >>> into the account has made life easy many times.  With the old people I   
   >>> have to maintain systems on, I set them all up on one.   
   >>   
   >> Heh.  I am one of those old people and I started using Netscape .9 for   
   >> linux.  I even used Mosaic a few times!   
   >   
   > I meant no disrespect, and should have said older than me (I ain't no   
   > spring chicken).  Couple days ago, my mom got silly and called the   
   > number on an email from someone claiming to be from paypal saying they   
   > were charging her account $500.  My younger nephew was there at the   
   > time.  She figured out during the call it was a scam and hung up.   
   > Delete the email and move on.  No harm.   
   >   
   > For some reason the nephew decides she needs to reinstall windows cause   
   > she got phished.  Not sure exactly what procedure he used, but he   
   > effectively did a full install and erased everything she had on her   
   > system.  All pictures, documents, contacts...every damn thing.  He never   
   > asked if she needed anything saved or backed up.  Then, he got stuck in   
   > an endless loop which would not allow it to finish the installation.  He   
   > texts me for help, and I let him sweat it out.  When he failed to figure   
   > out how to move forward I told him to just leave it and I would take   
   > care of it.   
   >   
   > I was able to get it done and get everything installed again, and   
   > Firefox was the only thing that was back as it should be because of   
   > having the Firefox Account.  Didn't lose any email since I had her on   
   > IMAP, but he toasted all her contacts.   
      
   My goodness! Use a Mac with iCloud.   
      
   > I imaged it all before giving it back to her and hope she learned a   
   > lesson or two.   
      
   Obviously not yet.   
      
      
   --   
   "De gustibus non est disputandum."   
      
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