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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.

 

iProov passes Level B biometric presentation attack detection test by NPL

iProov has passed an ISO/IEC 30107-3 conformance review to Level B of the NIST standards for presentation attack detection (PAD),…

 

Digital identity gets mediocre marks in annual progress report

Internet of Things devices are largely unsecure and challenging or impossible to harden, and a skills shortage remains, but progress…

 

Original Face ID patent applications published

A series of patent applications related to the iPhone X have been published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,…

 

Amazon proposes guidelines for responsible use of facial recognition

Amazon has weighed in on facial recognition legislation in a blog post, calling for the creation of a national legislative…

 

IARPA and NIST offer $50,000 for best activity detection in extended video

Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is holding an Activities in Extended Video (ActEV) Prize Challenge in collaboration with NIST,…

 

Nigerian NGO calls for biometric registration of people displaced by Boko Haram to prevent graft

A Nigerian non-governmental organization has called for the use of biometrics to identify internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the restive…

 

North Texas law enforcement facial recognition use varies widely by agency

More than half a dozen law enforcement agencies in North Texas are using facial recognition, with little public awareness in…

 

TWOSENSE.AI receives $2.42M DISA contract for behavioral biometrics

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) of the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded behavioral biometrics provider TWOSENSE.AI a $2.42…

 

New LG flagship smartphone features 3D facial biometrics powered by Infineon

The new flagship smartphone from LG will feature 3D facial recognition for device unlocking, powered by Infineon Technologies REAL3 image…

 

NICE to showcase voice biometrics and present on improving customer experience at Call Center World

NICE will present a seminar on improving customer experience with data analytics at the upcoming Call Center World (CCW) 2019…

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