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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.

 

Microsoft VP calls for U.S. to align privacy laws with GDPR

May 25 is the first anniversary of the EU’s GDPR taking effect, and in its first year, 18 million people…

 

Connecticut agency grants Invixium up to $1M to expand biometric business into U.S.

Invixium will receive up to $1 million in investment from state tech investment agency Connecticut Innovations (CI) to expand its…

 

Zetes to present on public service delivery and showcase biometric solutions at ID4Africa

Zetes is returning as a Platinum sponsor of ID4Africa for the movement’s fifth annual conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, June…

 

APAC region bank customers more comfortable with biometric ATMs than behavioral biometrics

The increasing prevalence of biometrics and digital identities is making it necessary for banks to provide customers with confidence that…

 

CardLogix launches tablet for mobile multi-modal biometric verification and enrollment

CardLogix Corporation has launched a tablet for instant identity verification through multiple biometric modalities and high-security smart card technology, which…

 

BioID facial biometrics integrated into TESIS SYSware enterprise access control system

BioID’s cloud biometric BioID Web Service (BWS) has been integrated by German self-service password management SaaS provider TESIS SYSware to…

 

Neurotechnology updates SentiMask SDK with attribute detection and recognition

The second version of Neurotechnology’s SentiMask SDK has been released with applications including real-time face tracking and masking and 3D…

 

Biometrics Institute warns biometrics misuse could undermine public confidence

Following recent reports of facial recognition technology being misused, The Biometrics Institute is urging law enforcement agencies, border management agencies…

 

U.S. Senators propose $2.2B bill to maintain AI leadership

The U.S. Government could spend $2.2 billion on advancing artificial intelligence over the next five years if a new law…

 

CBP rules bar airlines from using Biometric Exit data for advertising

Airlines using facial recognition as part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency’s (CBP’s) Biometric Exit program are contractually…

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