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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.

 

Nok Nok integration brings passwordless FIDO biometrics and hardware authentication to ForgeRock

Nok Nok Labs has expanded the integration of the Nok Nok S3 Authentication Suite with the ForgeRock Identity Platform to deliver scalable…

 

Focus face biometrics work on solving real-world problems, NtechLab Co-founder urges

The biometric facial recognition and video analytics system developed by NtechLab gives Moscow’s vast network of public cameras impressive capabilities such…

 

Biometric eKYC checks increase for Thai bank accounts, Malaysian SIM registration

Five banks in Thailand are using biometric facial recognition to meet KYC regulation requirements when opening new customer accounts, the…

 

Zwipe partners with major PVC materials supplier to support scalable biometric payment card manufacturing

In the race to commercialize biometric fingerprint payment cards, Zwipe has formed a partnership to offer a combination of technology and…

 

Jumio reports biometrics and identity verification customers grew 100 percent in Q2 on year-over-year basis

More biometrics and identity verification customers were added by Jumio in the second quarter of 2020 than any other quarter since…

 

Facebook biometric data collection practices investigated by Texas AG

Facebook’s collection of biometric information is under investigation by The Attorney General of Texas to see if it violated the…

 

BIO-key signs up federal contractor to PortalGuard platform for secure multi-factor authentication

The PistolStar acquisition continues to bring in new deals for BIO-key International, with defense and aerospace contractor Fore Aero selecting…

 

NIST testing shows accuracy of face biometric algorithms developed pre-pandemic lowered by masks

Biometric facial recognition algorithms developed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic may be able to identify people wearing masks…

 

iProov report shows biometric onboarding gains in financial services, technology pitched to fix social media

Rabobank is currently onboarding 300 customers a day with biometrics through mobile processes, with 80 percent of them using NFC,…

 

Unclear if biometric privacy law applies to algorithm training, though BIPA decisions clarify scope

Biometric privacy laws may apply only to processes in which individuals are identified, Theodore F. Claypoole of Womble Bond Dickenson…

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