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‘I’m scared about my future’: young people on the stress and desperation of jobseeking

In the second in our series, four young Britons reveal how the search has taken a toll on their mental and physical health ‘The social contract is broken’: young people on feeling shut out of careers Guardian to follow lives of eight young people in their search for jobs “I had to quit and move back in with my parents because I had developed ME/chronic fatigue syndrome. I am now housebound and cannot look after myself. Although I cannot prove it, I strongly believe that prolonged period of high stress played a big part in the decline of my health.” Continue reading...

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‘Prove you are not a robot’: how the Captcha scam captures your computer

Unlike familiar Captcha tests, this con asks you to press a series of keys. And that’s a way in for fraudsters to install malicious software You are looking for some gifts for Christmas and want to support small businesses when you shop. When you visit the site of one you’ve heard good things about you are asked to verify that you are human. Instead of clicking on a series of images, or typing letters that appear, just as you have seen before, you are asked to press a series of keys and then press enter. Continue reading...

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