Donald Trump is technology's befuddled (but dangerous) grandfather
by Sam Thielman in New York from Technology | The Guardian on (#271PB)
The president-elect has repeatedly proven that an understanding of the complex problems presented by technology eludes him, but that hasn't stopped him tweeting about it. The consequences could be dire
Technology? Bah humbug: "I think we ought to get on with our lives," said Donald Trump on Wednesday, summing up his take on the complex problem of apparently Russian phishing attacks on multiple Democratic party groups during the 2016 election.
As the White House's current resident prepared to impose sanctions on Russia for hacking, Trump said: "I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly. The whole age of computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what's going on."
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