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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.

 

Fujitsu develops comparison of encrypted biometrics without loss of accuracy or speed

Fujitsu has developed a technology for processing encrypted biometric data without first decrypting it, which the company says has the…

 

SAFR rollout buoys RealNetworks’ Q2 results amid broadening facial recognition application

RealNetworks has reported revenue of $44.2 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2019, and strong early success for its…

 

Office Depot to offer biometric identity and background check services from Telos ID

Office Depot, Inc. has announced an alliance with Telos Identity Management Solutions (Telos ID) to offer identification and background check…

 

Rapid DNA testing at U.S. border extended and criticized

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expanding its use of rapid DNA test kits from ANDE Corp. to verify…

 

Apple patents biometric face detection to start or wake iMac

Apple has received 54 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including one for an advanced biometric facial recognition…

 

Nuance introduces biometric auto spin-off Cerence as new technologies reach market

Nuance has announced its upcoming automotive industry spin-off will be called Cerence, Inc., and that the new brand will be…

 

U.S. Senators call for travel warning for countries with Chinese smart city systems

A pair of U.S. Senators have called on the State Department to issue a travel advisory to Americans traveling to…

 

Researchers say emotion detection based on biometric facial recognition not reliable

Emotion detection based on biometric facial recognition has grown to a $20 billion industry, but facial movements and expressions are…

 

Coppernic launches mobile multi-biometric tablet with Integrated Biometrics’ Five-O scanner

Coppernic has launched a new multifunction biometric tablet incorporating Integrated Biometrics’ Five-O fingerprint sensor into an Android tablet along with…

 

Yemen rebels agree to biometric WFP aid distribution system

The World Food Program (WFP) and Yemen’s Houthi rebels have reached an agreement to resume the delivery of food aid…

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