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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.

 

Yoti provides face biometrics and liveness detection to UK Post Office for on and offline services

The UK Post Office is planning to extend its digital identity services through a new contract with Yoti, under which…

 

Minneapolis passes restrictions on facial recognition use by local police

Minneapolis has passed legislation blocking the use of face biometrics by city police, the Star Tribune reports. The ordinance passed…

 

India struggles with digital health ID issuance and biometric vaccine management system

The CoWIN biometric vaccination management system being used in India is glitching, raising fears that it could hamper the country’s…

 

Contactless biometrics momentum builds for access control in airports, digital wallets and workplaces

The range of opportunities arising from the need to secure digital IDs with biometric authentication are on display in this…

 

Bias allegations against facial recognition prompt legal challenge, threat

Allegations of poor performance for women and people of color by face biometrics systems have resulted in legal action in…

 

Nice launches biometric watch list solution, U.S. Treasury to support AML tool innovation

Nice Actimize has introduced a biometric watch list screening solution to enable superior data management and advanced screening capabilities for frictionless…

 

Feitian biometric tokens for multi-factor and passwordless authentication hit Digi-Key Marketplace

Feitian Technologies has added Digi-Key Electronics as a distributor of its fingerprint biometric hardware security keys for two-factor and multi-factor…

 

Yoti pitches biometric age estimation to regulate social media access for 7 to 11-year-olds

The biometrics-based age verification technology developed by Yoti is now likely accurate enough at determining the age of people between seven…

 

Madrid Airport pilots Thales face biometrics on tablets for smoother passenger journey

Madrid Airport is piloting face biometrics from Thales to identify passengers using mobile devices for a fast, smooth, safe and contactless…

 

US Navy plans rollout of new multimodal biometric system after shift to remote training

A U.S. Navy Mobile Training Team has transitioned to remote training for Sailors on the biometric gear used in the…

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