( May 13, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge partly dismissed a website-tracking suit brought by a self-described privacy “tester,” dismissing a Federal Wiretap Act claim with leave to amend because the website operator was a party to the alleged website communications and the complaint did not plead an independent criminal or tortious purpose but preserving a “trap and trace” claim brought under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and an intrusion upon seclusion claim....