Thermo Fisher and American genetics expert awaken to misuse of DNA technology by China
Yale University geneticist Dr. Kenneth Kidd, who along with Thermo Fisher Scientific provided China’s government with the materials it needed…
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.
G+D VP suggests banks take charge of digital identity ecosystem
Banks have the confidence of consumers, data, regulatory experience and expertise take a dominant position in the digital identity ecosystem…
Biometric passport market predicted to increase by 18 percent this year
The number of ePassports with integrated biometric technology will grow by 18 percent in 2019, according to a new report…
Aadhaar biometrics approved for voluntary use by banks and telecoms
Aadhaar has been approved for use by financial institutions and telecoms to verify customer identity for KYC checks, after an…
Ipsidy launches selfie biometric and government ID check customer KYC and onboarding service
Ipsidy has joined the increasingly-crowded marketplace for mobile identity proofing with biometric selfie and ID document authentication for digital onboarding…
Mastercard to test behavioral biometrics for payments by customers of UAE-based telecom
Mastercard has reached a deal with United Arab Emirates-based telecom operator du to explore how its NuDetect behavioral biometric technology…
IDEMIA defends value of biometric voter kits to Kenyan committee
IDEMIA executives defended the performance of its biometric voting technology in an appearance before the National Assembly of Kenya’s Public…
Snips partners with DSP Group for multi-room edge voice recognition architecture
Wireless chipset company DSP Group and embedded voice recognition software provider Snips have announced a technology partnership to combine Snips’…
New rear 3D cameras could bring “world-facing” facial recognition to iPhones
New iPhones released this year by Apple will include rear-facing 3D depth-sensing cameras, opening up a range of new possible…
ID.me biometric identity proofing selected for healthcare EPCS compliance by Allscripts
Allscripts has selected ID.me to provide identity proofing and multifactor authentication for healthcare providers using its electronic health record platforms…
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