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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.

 

Keesing offers free biometric digital ID services, Veridos sees eGovernment gains

Keesing Technologies is offering free use of its biometric digital identity verification technology and databases for essential organizations in need of…

 

Device-based biometrics for immunity passports in the dock, while payment card market revs

Immunity passports are a hot topic in the global identity industry this week, and fingerprints, both in terms of payment…

 

Biometrics market to reach $76.6B by 2027 as mobile payments explode

The biometrics market will be worth $76.64 billion by 2027 after increasing from $17.28 billion in 2018, at an 18…

 

Illinois courts continue to refine biometric data privacy law details, vendors may be liable, TikTok sued

A defendant in a court battle over alleged violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is asking a Seventh…

 

SAFR touts facial biometrics benefits, company gets government loan and Nasdaq price warning

RealNetworks is touting the benefits of its SAFR facial biometrics and video analytics for a range of applications during and…

 

UK government guidelines for digital ID lauded by Yoti as eKYC guidelines for Arab region launched

The Good Practice Guide 45 (GPG45) update released by UK Government Digital Services at the end of 2019, and its…

 

Slandala approved by Kantara Initiative as assessor for digital identity frameworks’ NIST compliance

IT consultancy The Slandala Company has been approved by the Kantara Initiative as a Kantara accredited assessor, meaning it can…

 

Voice biometrics adoption and call center demand increase during lockdown, Pindrop CEO says

For companies in some industries, including tech, working from home has long been an option for many workers. For other…

 

UK immunity passport proposals leverage biometric facial recognition

The UK has published the initial round of proposals from biometrics and digital ID providers for its planned “immunity passport”…

 

Goode Intelligence offers free registration for Biometric Payments Virtual Summit

The Goode Intelligence Biometric Payments Virtual Summit is less than a week away, and free registration is now available. The…

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