Colby Hamilton reports: Federal prosecutors won their motion to compel the deposition of an attorney in an ongoing Federal Housing Act case Friday, allowing them to ask a court-narrowed set of questions about a landlord’s efforts to keep a chronically ill tenant from acquiring an emotion support dog in his [Read More…]
Ben Mutzabaugh reports: Delta Air Lines is set to introduce what it’s calling the “first biometric terminal in the U.S.” The carrier says it’s equipping the Atlanta airport’s international terminal (Terminal F) with face-scanning technology that will allow international passengers to use facial recognition technology “from curb to gate.” It also will [Read More…]
Lev Facher reports: The American Medical Association is opposing a change to patient privacy laws that would allow doctors to more freely share information about a patient’s history of substance use, a proposal that has divided the health care community and highlighted some of the challenges of addressing the opioid [Read More…]
Sapna Maheshwari reports: In the context of a growing national debate on tech and privacy, Google has come under increased scrutiny for how it may be tracking and targeting children for advertising. Two House members sent a letter this week to the company’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai, expressing concern that [Read More…]