IATA endorses EU COVID certificate for global digital health pass standard
Europe’s Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) is being held up as a potential global standard for digital health passes by the…
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.
DHS finds masks cause jump in face biometrics errors for some races
A third of the facial recognition systems tested by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security showed accuracy rates meeting a…
US judge rules biometric processing of public data not protected by First Amendment
An Illinois state court has rejected Clearview AI’s motion to dismiss a biometric data privacy suit against it on grounds…
The varied applications of contactless biometrics, remote authentication on full display
U.S. federal government spending was a theme common to many of the top stories of the week on Biometric Update,…
IBIA breaks down biometrics misconceptions with NIST analysis
The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) has addressed persistent myths about facial recognition, analyzing and presenting in clear language…
Biometric payment card progress pushes Zwipe quarterly revenues up 96 percent from a year ago
Zwipe revenues have begun to recover on the strength of its Pay ONE biometric payment card platform, launched for public demonstration in…
AuthID launches on Nasdaq, signs credit union biometrics deal: shares up
The Nasdaq listing of authID.ai has been completed at an offering price of $7.00 per share, slightly higher than previously indicated,…
Vouched secures $4.5M for selfie biometrics in hot remote onboarding market
Steadily rising demand for remote onboarding and compliance with know your customer and anti money-laundering regulations has led to a…
US law enforcement biometrics systems face upgrade opportunity, challenges
Recent policy moves by the Executive Branch of America’s government have opened up an opportunity for biometrics capabilities, some of…
Prove execs outline vision for behavioral biometrics to power device-based MFA
The best remote authentication utilizes the biometric signals that can be furnished by mobile phones, Prove executives said in a…
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