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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.

 

AI agent delegation via MCP has gaps a Murderbot could walk through

The introduction of Model Context Protocol (MCP) open standard developed by Anthropic has advanced the data-sharing capabilities of AI agents…

 

Corsight revealed as facial recognition supplier for Canadian police bodycam trial

The face biometrics algorithms used by police in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on body-worn cameras during a recent trial is supplied…

 

UK payroll provider deal brings Credas’ biometric right to work checks to 150K

UK payroll software platform Finity has struck a deal with Credas to use its biometric identity verification to carry out…

 

Intercede now supports Idemia PS devices for unified FIDO, PKI credential management

Intercede has built support for security keys and authentication devices, including biometric readers, from Idemia Public Security into its flagship…

 

Europe’s age verification app reaches technical readiness

The EU age verification app has reached technical readiness and will be available for public use soon, according to an…

 

Cryptographic proof, biometric authentication solve KYC, white paper argues

Biometric authentication and verifiable digital credentials can provide the cryptographic foundation for fraud prevention and regulatory compliance financial institutions need,…

 

Businesses need biometric orchestration to handle AI fraud, system complexity: Aware

The need for biometric orchestration is nearly universal among businesses using biometrics as they attempt to mitigate the surge in…

 

UK gov’t sets digital ID against populism with fair DVS market uncertain

The UK government plans to introduce legislation for a paired-back national digital ID scheme after the summer, according to Chief…

 

OpenAI joins FIDO Alliance to help AI agent authentication push

OpenAI is the newest member of the FIDO Alliance, joining the passwordless authentication group to contribute to its efforts to…

 

UK public mostly happy with ‘age verification’ laws, campaigners less so

Age assurance may not stop that many children from accessing online pornography, but it’s a good idea anyway, according to…

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