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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.

 

Princeton Identity upgrades biometric access control line with OSDP support and card readers

Princeton Identity is adding the upgraded Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) communication standard and built-in card readers to its Access200…

 

Mobile biometrics onboarding gains, new cloud service and partnerships unveiled

TruNarrative has launched a new cloud service with behavioral biometrics to brings its mobile authentication and regulatory compliance tools to…

 

CBP biometrics at Canadian airports expands with Simplified Arrival implementation

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is expanding its face biometrics for air passenger preclearance to eight locations in Canada, with…

 

Digital identity systems around Asia compared as Taiwan seeks path forward

Taiwan has underestimated the risks posed by its proposed digital ID system to user privacy and cybersecurity, according to a…

 

Aware appoints new board member, BioRugged brings on biometrics project specialist

Aware has appointed Gery Evee to its Board of Directors as a Class I director and a member of its nominating…

 

Next steps for government digital ID systems considered in UK, Australia, Netherlands

The UK government is planning to set up a single sign-on (SSO) and uniform digital ID system across all government…

 

Idex Biometrics raises $27.5M, Precise Biometrics, Fingerprint Cards, Nuance report earnings

Idex Biometrics has raised NOK 229 million (US$27.5 million) to invest in expansion and general corporate purposes through to commercially scalable…

 

Digital currency hardware wallets featuring biometrics from Idex, Fingerprint Cards launched

A trial of hardware wallets for digital RMB has been launched by the Postal Savings Bank of China, in the…

 

1Kosmos brings biometric and blockchain authentication out of stealth with $15M funding round

1Kosmos has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round and is exiting stealth mode to bring its security platform…

 

AnyVision patent filing suggests face biometrics for delivery drones

A patent application filed by AnyVision for a system to adjust the flying position of drones to capture images for face…

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