Biometrics industry could lose $2B this year from pandemic, but facial recognition market to grow
A new report from ABI Research forecasts a revenue drop of $2 billion this year in the biometric device market…
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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.
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