Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 18, 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. Six highlights from this week: How data brokers get your information, even if you’re careful; Apple and Google Ordered to Remove AI Nudify Apps; Deep-Research Agents Can Be Poisoned via User-Generated Content; Experts Warn This AI Scam Could Cost Americans Nearly $40 Billion a Year—Here’s How to Protect Yourself; Apple Faces Lawsuit Over Hide My Email After Ignoring Flaw for a Year; and Age Verification: Track global and U.S. legislation.