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Articles By Chris Burt

Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.

 

Face biometrics use cases outnumbered only by important considerations

With face biometrics now used regularly in many different sectors and areas of life, stakeholders are asking questions about a…

 

Passkeys now pervasive but passwords persist in enterprise authentication

Passkeys are here; now about those passwords. Specifically, passkeys are now prevalent in the enterprise, the FIDO Alliance says, with…

 

SLC Digital patents multi-signal fingerprint biometric sensor array for smart cards

Multifactor authentication and multi-modal biometrics are both well established as robust identification methods, but now SLC Digital is introducing multi-signal…

 

The Gambia upgrades police forensics capacity with biometric system launch

The Gambia has launched an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) to strengthen criminal investigations in the country with forensic biometrics….

 

Mobai face biometrics, liveness selected for Norway’s public sector digital ID

Mobai has won a contract to provide face biometrics for Norway’s national digital ID, in partnership with Commfides Norge AS….

 

TISA feedback on UK digital ID address inclusion highlights sectoral divergence

The UK government is seeking broad feedback in its consultation on the proposed national digital ID, so comments tend to…

 

UK lawmakers prepare for contentious national digital ID, police biometrics bills

Digital ID is one of 12 priority area for the UK government that may merit a place in the traditional…

 

If you build it, they will leave: experts warn UK gov’t on digital ID approach

The UK Cabinet Office’s consultation on digital identity closed on Tuesday, and individuals and organizations are sharing their responses. The…

 

Shufti biometric PAD clears iBeta Level 3 with 0 errors across iOS, Android

London-based global identity verification and fraud prevention provider Shufti has passed a Level 3 evaluation of its biometric Presentation Attack…

 

OpenID draft spec for extended identity claims assurance up for approval

Voting is open for approval of a draft specification to extend OpenID Connect to cover new features for requesting and…

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