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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.

 

Proposed Illinois legislation could be death knell for biometric lawsuits

Proposed legislation would be a death knell for private class action suits under BIPA, JD Supra reports. A bill recently…

 

Fingopay to power finger vein biometric payments at Manchester hospitality venues

Fingopay is planning to launch its biometric fintech payment system at leisure and hospitality venues around Manchester this coming summer…

 

UK age verification requirement for porn sites delayed again amid privacy concerns

A system to restrict access to pornography online in the UK to individuals who have been verified as being of…

 

American Green’s age-restricted beverage vending machine features M2SYS finger vein biometrics

American Green’s new AGM Beverage Vendor is an age-restricted vending machine to dispense beer and spirits, powered by finger vein…

 

IARPA launches procurement process for video data to advance biometric tracking and re-identification

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) has issued a request for information (RFI) for data collection from camera networks…

 

Border and maritime security market set to double as multimodal biometrics gain prominence

The market for security products and services for border and maritime use is set to nearly double by 2028 as…

 

Precise Biometrics details digital identity business model in annual report

Precise Biometrics has provided some details on how the company intends to move closer to end users in its first…

 

StoneLock raising funds as customer biometric security system implementation courts controversy

StoneLock has raised $2.8 million of a planned $5 million funding round, according to documentation filed with the Securities and…

 

Patent suggests Apple Watch biometric authentication based on veins or other subdermal features

Apple has applied to patent a technology which could be used to secure the Apple Watch with biometric vein authentication….

 

Indian banks prepare to launch voluntary biometric Aadhaar authentication

Some banks in India are planning to relaunch Aadhaar-based biometric authentication and KYC processes for opening new accounts in the…

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