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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.

 

Sentry launches dedicated business for biometric crypto cold storage

Sentry Enterprises has launched Sentinel Wallet as a company dedicated to selling its Sentinel Cold Storage Crypto Wallet, which is…

 

Research indicates improved skin tone calibration can raise face biometrics accuracy

Skin tone is not just Black and white. It is also not quite what camera calibration systems represent it as,…

 

Biometrics trusted for payments at World Cup, passports to get there

Biometric passports continue to make headlines with market activity, with Idemia launching a demo passport for ‘Abroadia.’ PopID is bringing…

 

G+D raises 130M Euros to expand digital identity, payments amid strong investor interest

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has raised 130 million Euros (approximately US$135.3 million) through a promissory note loan to support operational growth in…

 

UK government moves against Chinese-made security cameras in public sector

The UK Government Security Group has instructed government departments to stop deploying security cameras provided by Chinese companies subject to…

 

Advocacy groups urge US Congress to pass Improving Digital Identity Act

The Better Identity Coalition has joined with the Identity Theft Resource Center and eight other organizations to call on U.S….

 

Bias and morphing remain challenges in face biometrics, but measures are improving

A pair of the most pressing risks to the effectiveness of face biometric systems were under the microscope during the…

 

Biometric data privacy complaint against Clearview proceeds after motions rejected

A California court has denied an anti-SLAPP motion and a separate motion by Clearview AI to dismiss a biometric data…

 

Consensus builds on direction of digital identity interoperability, how to cut fraud

More collaboration among digital identity stakeholders is needed for everything from making reusable IDs interoperable to wrangling the massive waves…

 

NEC taps Laxton in Liberia’s third try to contract biometric voter registration kits: report

Laxton Group has been selected to supply biometric voter registration hardware and software to Liberia by the country’s National Elections…

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