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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.

 

SentryCard integrates with HID Global for employee access control

Sentry Enterprises and HID Global have partnered to combine their leading employee biometrics and physical and logical access control systems. The…

 

US government leans into airport biometrics, providers envision automation options

An executive order signed this week by U.S. President Joe Biden could boost funding for the Transportation Security Administration’s biometric…

 

Fourthline, INTERPOL and AML collaborators identify 18K money mules

A crackdown on money laundering in Europe by a Europol-coordinated group and utilizing Fourthline’s digital identity and fraud prevention technologies…

 

Organizations plan MFA, biometrics deployments to address lagging approaches

Many organizations have yet to deploy highly-secure multi-factor authentication, such as with biometrics, that even their own IT departments consider…

 

Idemia’s forensic biometrics deal with Australia worth double previous estimates

A forensic biometrics contract won by Idemia with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) could be worth nearly AU$180 million…

 

Application of state biometric data privacy laws for companies, feds debated

Differences between how biometrics use is treated in state and federal laws in the United States are behind motions to…

 

Cloud software for Kronos biometric time and attendance systems knocked out by attack

Biometric time and attendance technology provider Kronos has suffered a ransomware attack affecting cloud software including payroll systems, and may take…

 

Liminal suggests a way to have your digital ID PIE and eat it too

As increasing reliance on digital identities and corresponding concerns prompt a range of proposed architectures and systems for ensuring trust…

 

Sumsub takes selfie biometrics to SMB market with new service

Sumsub is launching a new set of services to give small and medium-sized businesses an easy way to adopt selfie…

 

Even IPO feint can’t hold biometrics investments below six-figure increase

A major telecom is moving into biometrics, with an impressive price tag unveiled for the previously-hinted at sale of VisionLabs,…

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