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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 could help gaming industry with cybercrime, age verification as market evolves

Implementing selfie biometrics could help gaming platforms protect advertising revenues while shielding their customers against credential theft, according to the…

 

Biometric access control solutions announced by Fingerprint Cards and Daltrey

Fingerprint Cards and Daltrey have each announced new biometric access control solutions, the former for account and device access on…

 

IBIA and Open Technology Institute respond to commercial biometrics limitations of proposed privacy act

International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) Executive Director Tovah LaDier is not thrilled with the National Biometric Information Privacy Act (NBIPA)…

 

Fingerprint Cards patent application for lower-cost ultrasonic biometric sensing system published in U.S.

A patent application filed by Fingerprint Cards for an acoustic fingerprint technology which could be used for relatively low-cost in-display smartphone…

 

Philippines pilots pre-registration for biometric national ID program as private digital ID systems grow

A pilot project to collect all information other than biometrics needed for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) national ID program…

 

Biometric e-signature services from Yoti adopted, Syngrafii upgraded, and SiNERIX rebranded

E-signature services connected to biometric processes are in increased demand due to lockdowns around the world. Yoti has announced a…

 

Consultation on Malaysia’s biometric national digital ID plan closes, border control integration considered

A public consultation by Malaysia’s government on its proposed national biometric digital ID system has closed, Enterprise IT News reports, even…

 

Government digital ID programs launched in UK, coming to New Zealand and worth waiting for in Australia

A new stand-alone version of a Document Checking Service is being piloted by the UK’s Government Digital Service to verify…

 

No vacation for biometrics companies between pandemic recovery and government programs

Biometrics companies seem to be working hard through the summer, in part to stand up contactless technology to support the…

 

TSA to stand up airport digital ID app as aviation sector deploys biometrics and temperature checks

New apps and solutions utilizing biometrics to facilitate safe air travel continue to be launched and implemented, and the TSA…

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