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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.

 

BlackBerry launches behavioral biometric endpoint security solution

BlackBerry business unit BlackBerry Cylance is launching a proactive endpoint behavioral analytics product to its portfolio of enterprise security. The…

 

Airport deployments of facial recognition in Asia-Pacific continue rapid growth

Biometrics deployments for air traveler identification in the Asia-Pacific region are taking off, with several airports updating their roll-out plans…

 

New SAML solution extends BIO-key biometric authentication to cloud and IAM applications

BIO-key has announced the launch of a new service enabling enterprises to easily secure access to their business applications with…

 

Florida considers biometric data privacy law with private action rights like BIPA

A pair of Florida lawmakers are proposing legislation to require private companies using consumers’ biometric data to obtain informed consent…

 

Singapore Home Affairs creates science and tech agency as biometrics use increases

The new science and technology agency of Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs will focus on biometrics and other advanced technologies…

 

EU moves closer to requiring biometrics on national ID cards

The EU Council Presidency and European Parliament have reached an informal agreement on the introduction of mandatory biometric national identity…

 

Armor Scientific emerges from stealth with access control platform and biometric token

Identity governance startup Armor Scientific has announced its emergence from stealth mode, along with the public release of its Armor…

 

Biometric login with WebAuthn online authentication standard gets final W3C approval

The Web Authentication (WebAuthn) specification has been accepted as an official web standard, according to an announcement from the World…

 

Fujitsu FIDO biometric service deployed to improve utility maintenance efficiency

TEPCO Systems Corporation has deployed Fujitsu’s FIDO-compliant Online Biometric Authentication Service for a new system developed to improve the efficiency…

 

Government efforts mount in China and U.S. to lead lucrative AI industry

As the global artificial intelligence industry rapidly grows, the U.S. continues to be in danger of ceding global leadership to…

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