11.2 | Watching while watched

Mon » Legal Docket · A privacy law following dirty tricks against Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork now faces a test lawmakers of 1988 didn’t foresee.

Also: Moneybeat · David Bahnsen gives Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh credit for understanding that a growing economy isn’t necessarily an overheating one, while AI borrowing grows more tangled and Washington’s fiscal hawks flock only when the other party is in power. Plus: On the WORLD History Book, a flash flood hides King Tut’s tomb for thousands of years, until Howard Carter peers inside and sees “wonderful things.”

EP 3521 · Mon Nov 2, 2026

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⚖️ Legal Docket

→ Lurking Beneath the Surface — Federal Trade Commission · What exactly are tracking pixels? The FTC explains how invisible website technology collects user information and shares it with advertisers and other companies.

→ Salazar v. Paramount Global — Cornell Legal Information Institute · An accessible explanation of the dispute over the Video Privacy Protection Act, the competing interpretations, and the consequences for digital privacy.