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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.

 

Augentic wins biometric passport contract for Cameroon, Fiji issuance appears successful

Cameroon has selected partners Augentic and Portuguese State Printer Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) to supply biometric passports and support issuance…

 

iProov and Toppan Ecquaria bring face biometrics to Singapore’s national digital identity system

iProov is providing biometric face verification for the Singaporean government’s national digital identity program, in collaboration with partner Toppan Ecquaria, to…

 

Bodet offers Suprema biometric workplace solution for integration, OnShift launches selfie software

Bodet is offering Suprema’s biometric time clock product FaceStation 2 to its customers to integrate with its Kelio Visio X7…

 

Canada launches digital ID trust and interoperability framework with support from Yoti and SecureKey

The Pan-Canadian Trust Framework has been launched by the Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) to provide set…

 

Biometric privacy claim against Pindrop and Amazon dismissed for lack of jurisdiction

Amazon and Pindrop did not violate biometric privacy law in Illinois by capturing data for voice recognition from people when…

 

CBP biometrics website aims to demystify face matching service

Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations has launched a new website on its Biometric Entry/Exit program to provide the…

 

DHS biometrics expansion proposal needs longer comment period, 100+ organizations urge

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is being asked to allow a longer comment period for its proposed biometrics expansion…

 

Experian touts Biocatch behavioral biometrics, adds Onfido face authentication for onboarding

Experian is taking another step in its embrace of biometrics, implementing facial authentication from Onfido and touting the benefits of…

 

Biometrics Institute US Online Conference 2020 delves into industry challenges from innovation to ethics

Biometrics experts from NIST, the FBI, the United Nations, industry and academic leaders and privacy advocates are gathering online this…

 

Touchless biometric identification and authentication for resumption of work, shopping and travel

From retail biometric systems to health certification based on facial recognition for touchless traveler processing in airports, the contactless systems…

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