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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.

 

University is BIO-key’s first new PistolStar MFA customer amid remote passwordless IAM scramble

Students at Arcadia University in Pennsylvania will use multi-factor authentication (MFA) technology that biometrics provider BIO-key recently acquired for a range…

 

Hana Micron opens Vietnam plant to meet demand for biometric fingerprint modules

Hana Micron Inc. will begin operations at a plant for biometric fingerprint sensor packaging to increase its capacity to 210…

 

Real-time facial biometrics for COVID-19 response piloted at NEC headquarters and launched by Herta

NEC is using its own biometric facial recognition technology with mask detection and infrared body temperature scanning as part of…

 

Biometric surveillance systems cause concerns in Russia, Thailand

A pair of Russians have filed a complaint against the mass use of facial recognition at a protest in Moscow…

 

ID document and selfie biometrics adopted by Lithuanian Bank, Canadian province, UK care home, Guatemalan ewallet

Biometric facial recognition technologies for checking ID documents against selfies to onboard customers or verify their identities are being supplied…

 

Clearview AI facial recognition fallout continues in Canada and Australia, online privacy aid developed

Canadians can now opt out of inclusion in the biometric database operated by Clearview AI by providing the company with a…

 

Identification from a safe distance trends this week in biometrics news

Biometrics solutions for safe work and financial transactions continue to be launched, and increasingly rolled out, as the world plans…

 

Biometrics companies and financial services continue contactless courtship

Biometrics and digital ID solutions for safe work and financial transactions continue to be launched, and increasingly rolled out, as…

 

Biometrics, touch controls and AI for self-driving training enter growing automotive technology market

Gesture recognition is expected to blossom as a method of interaction between vehicles and the people traveling in them, with…

 

National Cybersecurity Center joins ID2020 Alliance to support digital ID privacy and security at crucial point

The National Cybersecurity Center (NCC) has joined ID2020 as an Alliance partner to advance the common goals of securing individual and…

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