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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.

 

Biometrics key for securing company data and keeping workers safe: Fingerprint Cards, CyberLink

The use of biometrics as part of access control and other workplace IT systems to ensure the safety of data…

 

NEC, SITA, Idemia and Clear talk touchless biometrics and seamless airport technologies deployments

Details have emerged about biometrics deployments at airports around the world by NEC, SITA, and Clear, while startup Travizory has…

 

ImageWare reports slight declines as transition to ‘biometric first’ ImageWare 2.0 yields early results

ImageWare’s revenue was down only slightly for the second quarter of 2020, falling to $733,000 from $812,000 in the same…

 

Android biometric autofill for Google password manager goes live, Bitwarden adds desktop biometrics

Google’s password manager built into Android can now use biometric authentication to secure its autofill function, 9to5Google reports. The feature…

 

Two dozen new Indian insurers approved for eKYC checks with Aadhaar biometrics

India’s federal government has approved the use of the Aadhaar national biometric system by 24 more insurers to authenticate the…

 

Zwipe and STS expand partnership for biometric payment card manufacturing

Smart Technology Services (STS) is one of the world’s first manufacturers to develop a system for biometric payment card milling…

 

ID R&D reports spectacular growth in passive biometric facial liveness adoption

ID R&D has signed up dozens of new customers for its passive facial biometric liveness technology during the first half of…

 

Biometrics and body temperature scanning technology for schools rolls out, DHS S&T announces survey

New software, modules and scanners for biometric identification and body temperature checks have been launched by CyberLink, Princeton Identity and…

 

New Zealand renews airport facial biometrics contract with NEC and partner for $20M

New Zealand has renewed a contract for facial recognition services to check biometric passport photos with NEC and partner DXC…

 

BIO-key IAM solution deployed by colleges as Centrify survey shows biometrics needed for remote work

Identity and access management (IAM) technology is taking on new prominence with in-person processes disrupted across virtually every industry, and…

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