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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.

 

Fingerprint biometrics popularity peaking; investment market stays hot

One of the main themes of the week’s biometrics news is fingerprints, with Integrated Biometrics adding touchless technology, a hint…

 

Voice biometrics spoof detection catching up, EAB speaker says

Voice biometric systems, counter-measures against attacks against them, and our understanding of how well those counter-measures work have come a…

 

Canada launches tender to upgrade immigration biometrics system

The Government of Canada has posted a tender notice for a biometric immigration system, inviting industry engagement and feedback on…

 

Biometric POS market to grow at over 35 percent CAGR; Telpo updates terminal

The global market for biometric point of sale (POS) terminals could increase by $1.17 billion between 2020 and 2025, according…

 

Oracle alleges NEC America distributed biometric application with unauthorized database

NEC Corporation of America owes Oracle $7 million for an alleged breach of contract related to a law enforcement biometrics system,…

 

Biometrics investments roll on with $7M for Smile Identity, up to $8.7M for Daltrey

Selfie biometric authentication provider Smile Identity has closed a $7 million Series A funding round to advance its aim of unifying…

 

Plaintiff and defendant in biometric data privacy suit chase insurer for $10M

The insurer of biometric workforce management company NOVAtime and its parent company Ascentis have a duty to defend them, and…

 

Arana Security develops contactless 3-in-1 biometrics system for large events

Arana Security is introducing the Bio Wave 3-in-1 biometric access control application to provide efficient and COVID-safe access management for contractors…

 

Vouched provides assurance of biometric data security and privacy with ISO certification

Vouched has achieved certification for ISO/IEC 27001 for compliant Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), and the ISO/IEC 27701 extension standard for…

 

Revelock adds behavioral biometrics to Veritran platform to fight financial fraud

Revelock has formed a partnership with Veritran to deliver the former’s behavioral biometrics-based online fraud detection and response from the latter’s Enterprise…

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