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February, 2012
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Older people ‘increasingly isolated due to internet’

“Only half of those over the age of 50 have access to the web, leaving 10 million more unconnected.
On the ”wrong side of the digital divide”, they miss out on the social, educational and financial advantages of internet access.
According to the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), at Oxford University, many elderly people resist technology through fear of pornography or the lack of security associated with the web.”

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Telegraph.co.uk, 7 October 2009

7 October 2009 | Categories: News | Country: UK | Tag(s): Digital Divide, Elderly, Internet
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