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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.

 

SenseTime develops biometric identification system for masked faces as Chinese companies adapt to crisis

The Coronavirus outbreak is providing challenges for Chinese authorities that may also be opportunities for biometrics companies like SenseTime and…

 

Victim identification officer says Clearview facial recognition biggest breakthrough, Chicago to review CPD use

Police departments across the U.S. and Canada are using biometric technology from Clearview AI to identify children who are victims…

 

OSIA Advisory Committee sets priorities for open standard biometric systems development

The priorities agreed to at the first meeting of the SIA-launched OSIA Advisory Committee have been announced by the organization,…

 

School biometric systems live in Ohio, NY school district asks to keep its running, but value questioned

Facial recognition cameras performing real-time biometric identification and providing security updates have been deployed to “a handful of schools” in…

 

Facial recognition lawsuits, regulations, proposals and launches lead biometrics news this week

Court cases, hearings and proposals for regulation of facial regulation made up many of the top headlines of the week…

 

Bank of Thailand authorizes facial biometrics for eKYC checks

Banks in Thailand will be allowed to use biometric facial recognition to authenticate customers for remote account opening, The Bangkok…

 

WFP biometric aid delivery system still not fully launched in Yemen, humanitarian operation in jeopardy

Despite efforts to secure aid delivery with biometrics, United Nations officials say the situation in areas of Yemen controlled by…

 

Adequacy of Facebook’s $550M biometric data privacy settlement questioned by overseeing judge

The judge overseeing Facebook’s proposed $550 million settlement of its biometric data privacy class action lawsuit has requested details about…

 

North Macedonian government partners with Mastercard for distributed digital ID service

Mastercard is working with the government of the Republic of North Macedonia on a suite of digital identity and related…

 

Police use of facial biometrics draws scrutiny; helps rescue thousands of children in India

Clearview AI has been telling prospective clients that it is offering or planning to offer facial biometric technology to at…

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