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How to help seniors overcome tech phobia

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Anxieties surrounding technology run deep for some of these seniors, extending far beyond concerns like access to hardware.

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SINGAPORE - Mr Terence Goh's children have tried to give him a mobile phone many times, but he has refused.
The retired security supervisor says he is mostly at home, so friends can reach him on his landline. Besides, he has a dread of smartphones and computers.
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