FB pixel

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.

 

More education needed for biometrics ethics in humanitarian context: Simprints webinar panel

The ethics of using biometrics in development and humanitarian projects can be difficult and confusing with important concepts that seem…

 

SITA, Nagarro and NEC each help airport partners expand face biometrics

Etihad Airways is trialing face biometrics from SITA to check cabin crew into the Crew Briefing Centre at Abu Dhabi…

 

‘Project Panoptic’ launches as facial recognition use by Delhi Police expands

The Internet Freedom Foundation is about to launch what it says is the first system for tracking facial recognition technology…

 

BioID details Ariadnext partnership and biometric liveness technology

The IDCheck.io biometric identity verification solution from Ariadnext is powered by liveness detection from BioID, according to a partnership announcement…

 

FIDO standards from biometrics to government adoption in the spotlight at Authenticate 2020

FIDO standards have reached the point where governments are including them in their digital ID policies, according to a speaker…

 

International biometrics and digital ID demand prompts office openings, rebranding

Invixium has launched a new Middle East and North Africa headquarters in Dubai to serve growing interest in its touchless biometric…

 

Russia plans government biometrics database for fingerprints, DNA, facial recognition

Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is planning to stand up a database of fingerprint, DNA and face biometric data collected…

 

Binah.ai biometrics for COVID-19 detection deployed to Hello Kitty Land in Tokyo

Facial recognition from Israeli startup Binah.ai has been deployed to Tokyo’s Hello Kitty Land, as part of a health monitoring system…

 

Federal facial recognition regulation watch is on, local rules and practices all over the map

Messages from Microsoft and IBM to president-elect Joe Biden included the suggestion that the time for federal regulation of face…

 

ImageWare reports massive biometrics earnings gains and plans new business lines

ImageWare has reported a revenue leap of 215 percent in the third quarter of 2020 to $2.47 million, up from $785,000…

Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides

Most Viewed This Week

Featured Company

Biometrics Insight, Opinion

Digital ID In-Depth

Biometrics White Papers

Biometrics Events