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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.

 

Biometric data privacy claims against USPS, American Airlines rejected

A lawsuit alleging the United States Postal Service (USPS) violated the E-Government act with the use of face biometrics by…

 

Evidence of Taliban attempting biometric searches leaves data access unclear

The fall of Afghanistan back under Taliban control caused worries, among many others, that biometric data and the hardware to…

 

Plurilock files for patent on cross-device continuous authentication with behavioral biometrics

Plurilock is seeking intellectual property protection for a continuous authentication technology using behavioral biometrics across various devices operated by the same…

 

Jamaica electoral body denies selling biometric data for online authentication service

Accusations of improper digital ID and biometric data sharing have been leveled against the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) after…

 

Fingerprint Cards working on biometric sensors for under ‘pol-less OLED’ displays

Under-display fingerprint biometrics may soon be possible to implement on mobile devices with thinner screens with technology under development by…

 

Wearable biometrics advance with Apple patent, energy and materials developments

A series of new patents granted to Apple in the U.S. and spotted by Patently Apple describe in-display Touch ID and…

 

Biometrics now powering faster travel journeys through digital wallets and touchless kiosks

A series of acquisitions in the digital identity space could presage growth in areas where potential has long been recognized;…

 

Biometric access security integrations on display at ISC West

Major biometric access control technology providers and systems integrators have been showing off their partnerships at the ISC West 2022…

 

Aadhaar exclusion from biometrics block to be lifted for 2.7M in Assam

A state government decision in Assam, India has been made to issue Aadhaar digital identity accounts and the associated ID…

 

Researcher shows progress on explainability in biometric PAD systems

Explaining the decisions of artificial intelligence systems like those used in biometric presentation attack detection is a complicated matter, and…

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