Money sure doesn't go as far as it used to

from here

Once upon a time a bit was 1/8th of a dollar (it seems like more than just a coincidence that it's also 1/8th of a byte) and 2 bits was a 25 cents. I imagine it must be slightly confusing to seniors when they encounter ransomware and the demand for hundreds of "bit coins" (although actual coins that were worth 1 bit haven't been in fashion within living memory, the term was still used in media within my lifetime).

Tortellini? Torpedo? Tornado?

from here

I can only imagine how many people that particular acronym has confused.

Grandma fixes everything

from here

If only Grandma could fix Internet privacy. Sadly it's not as easy as mending socks, although I suppose some kind of knitted article could be placed over your webcam, so there's that.

Maybe it's confused by all the BACN

found on ImgFlip

This is one of those things that makes spam filtering hard - messages that under other circumstances would definitely qualify as spam but because you intentionally signed up to receive them they aren't spam (they're bacn). How is a spam filter supposed to know you want to see that junk?

Just don't use Mr. Whiskers' sandbox

from here

Ever wonder why it is that when searching for a phrase to describe an isolated, disposable environment we settled on the name of a child's play-thing?

You don't fish for them, they phish for you

from here

I wonder how other security terms could be misinterpreted.

How Else Can They Get The Cookies?

from here and here

I have a feeling that granny's browsing could be identified without browser fingerprinting.

Destructive Phishing Practices

from here and here

I wonder if the person who coined the term "botnet" considered how the average person would interpret it.

You've Got Supercookies, Granny

found on failblog

Even if people don't completely understand how business and government are invading their privacy, this kind of defiance could serve their interests in one way or another.

Spammers Have Strange Tastes

found on memebase

I mean, I know the internet is full of strange tastes and preferences, but grannies with enlarged ...... I'm not even going to go there.

Remembering passwords - what could possibly go wrong?

found on memebase

And this is what happens when you tie access control to human memory. It's a good thing there are alternatives.