Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 10, 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: Worried about surveillance, states enact privacy laws and restrict license plate readers; Security Experts Dire Warning on AI Agents in 2026; 8 WhatsApp Features to Boost Your Security and Privacy; Security Experts Dire Warning on AI Agents in 2026; and Fact-Checking and Misinformation: Evidence from the Market Leader.