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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 21 2026

Five highlights from this week: AI is moving fast — and breaking things; Google’s Smart Glasses Can Create Fake Photos on the Fly; Microsoft Authenticator Flaw on #Android, #iOS Could Leak Login Codes for Millions; UPMC notifies patients of possible medical record access; and Robot Dogs Are Protecting Data Centers. Operators Are Seeing Payoffs.

#Posted in: #AI #cybercrime Cybersecurity, #Privacy Social Media

https://www.llrx.com/2026/03/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-march-21-2026/

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 14, 2026

Five highlights from this week: #Scammers Stole Their Retirement Savings. Then the Tax Bill Arrived; Meta's AI #Deepfake Detection System Fails the Test; Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response releases cybersecurity module; Tech giants break silence on #Anthropic and #Pentagon Reportedly Used #Microsoft Workaround to Test #OpenAI Models, Despite Ban.

Posted in: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Legal Research, #Privacy Social Media

https://www.llrx.com/2026/03/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-march-14-2026/

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 7, 2026

Five highlights from this week: The biggest AI threats come from within - 12 ways to defend your organization; #Anthropic Improves Feature to Switch From Competitors as Users Call for #ChatGPT Boycott; #Samsung TVs to stop collecting Texans’ data without express consent; Top general spotlights cyber role in #Iran conflict; and A Possible US Government #iPhone Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals.

Posted in: AI, Congress, #cryptocurrencies Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Legal Research, Legislative, #Privacy

https://www.llrx.com/2026/03/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-march-7-2026/

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, February 28, 2026

Five highlights from this week: #DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies; #LinkedIn ID verification data will likely be shared with third parties; #AI controls are coming to #firefox #Meta Employee Shares #OpenClaw Email-Deletion Nightmare; and This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby.

Posted in: AI, Civil Liberties, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Email Security, Financial System, Legal Research, Search Engines, Social Media

https://www.llrx.com/2026/02/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-february-28-2026/

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Posted in: Congress, E-Mail, E-Records, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Search Engines

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, February 21, 2026

Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness. Five highlights from this week: Dems Want to Ban #SurveillancePricing at Big Grocery Stores; I Verified My #LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Actually Handed Over; As #AI leaps forward, concern rises that #innovation is leaving safety behind; Chinese telecom hackers likely holding stolen data ‘in perpetuity’ for later attempts, #FBI official says; and Good Luck Banning #smartglasses

Posted in: #ai #cybercrime Cybersecurity, #egovernment #Privacy Social Media, Technology Trends

https://www.llrx.com/2026/02/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-february-21-2026/

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, February 14, 2026

Five highlights from this week: Open the wrong “PDF” and attackers gain remote access to your PC; These video doorbells don’t rely on the cloud or subscriptions; Google Warns of #Quantum Era Security Risks: Is Your Data Safe?; and #Google Handed Over Journalist’s Data to #ICE Without Court Order; and #CBP to strengthen ‘tactical targeting,’ ‘counter-network analysis’ with Clearview AI.

Posted in: #AI Criminal Law, #cryptocurrency #cybercrime Cybersecurity, Financial System, Government Resources, Legal Research, #Privacy

https://www.llrx.com/2026/02/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-february-14-2026/

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, February 7, 2026

Five highlights from this week: Why You Should Stop Using #FaceID Right Now; A community organizer’s guide to #Signal group chats; EU Orders #TikTok to Fix "Addictive Design" or Face Billions in Fines; Cloud storage payment scam floods inboxes with fake renewals; and Gartner: Tighten Up #AI Governance or Face the Consequences.

Posted in: AI, #cybercrime Cybersecurity, #ecommerce Email Security, Social Media, Technology Trends

https://www.llrx.com/2026/02/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-february-7-2026/

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 31, 2026

Six highlights from this week: Google Is Accused of Burying $700M Settlement Emails — They’re Landing in Spam Folders; #WhatsApp closes loophole that let researchers collect data on 3.5B accounts; Real or #AI ? The 7 Telltale Signs Every Fake Image Still Can’t Hide; Does a #VPN really slow down your internet? I measured it; Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer; and Yep, #Cloudflare died again. Here’s what happened.

Posted in: AI, Computer Security, Cryptocurrencies #cryptocurrency Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Email Security, Financial System, Legal Research, Privacy

https://www.llrx.com/2026/01/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-january-31-2026/

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 24, 2026

Five highlights from this week: AI Fools Itself: Top #Chatbots Don’t Recognize AI-Generated Videos; FBI’s Washington Post Investigation Shows How Your Printer Can Snitch on You; #SCOTUS to Hear Case on #Geofence Warrants; Confusion and fear send people to #Reddit for cybersecurity advice; and AI-Powered #Surveillance in Schools.

Posted in: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Legal Research, #privacy Social Media

https://www.llrx.com/2026/01/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-january-24-2026/