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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.

 

Digital identity adoption during lockdown likely here to stay, Nomidio survey shows

Millions of UK adults used digital identity authentication or verification for the first time during the lockdown, and more than…

 

Nonconformist Innovation Summit to explore privacy and digital identity, NIST to discuss bias in AI

Industry stakeholders prioritizing privacy and data protection in digital identity will soon convene for the inaugural Nonconformist Innovation Summit (NIS),…

 

Facial recognition to play key role in travel reopening as biometrics industry weighs social responsibility

The top biometrics and digital ID stories of the week on Biometric Update focus on the use of advanced technologies,…

 

Codeless selfie biometric identity verification with liveness launched by Passbase for easy integration

Passbase has launched a codeless biometric identity verification solution for companies of all sizes, which the company says is an industry…

 

Jumio white paper guides banks through how to upgrade onboarding experiences with biometrics

Onboarding with biometrics is the way to meet shifting consumer expectations, as the number of people opening bank accounts through…

 

Universities deploy contactless biometric temperature scan systems from UnionCommunity and Telpo

Korea’s Chung-Ang University has announced a test of UnionCommunity’s non-contact biometric system combining facial recognition with body temperature detection as…

 

Zwipe and Watchdata partner to produce biometric payment cards and wearables for multiple regions

Zwipe has partnered with smartcard manufacturer Watchdata Technologies to develop and launch contactless biometric payment cards and wearables for banks in…

 

Deepfake challenge results show industry leaders are ready to protect public: ID R&D executives

Biometrics experts are not discouraged by the results of the Deepfake Detection Challenge (DFDC) as they indicate state of the…

 

‘Certain narratives were exposed’ in national ID systems, development experts tell ID4Africa webinar

Universal digital identity coverage could be achieved within the next two years, if shifts in political will and recognition of…

 

Duke biometric wearable study for early COVID-19 detection expands with iOS launch, Fitbit and Garmin partnerships

The ‘CovIdentify’ study to track biometric data for early COVID-19 detection, being led by researchers Duke University, is expanding in…

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