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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.

 

BIO-key and identiMetrics launch biometric school emergency notification system

School emergencies and evacuations can be challenging for administrators and dangerous for students, posing difficulties for identification and communication. BIO-key…

 

BehavioSec appoint Chief Revenue Officer to bring behavioral biometrics to mainstream

BehavioSec has announced the addition of Dave Lapin to the company as Chief Revenue Officer to drive long-term relationships with…

 

Agency sets processes for paperless air travel system in India

India’s digi yatra digital flight boarding system is a step closer to implementation, as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation…

 

Apple settles with Valencell in wearable biometric patent infringement suit

Apple and biometric sensor maker Valencell have settled a patent infringement and breach of contract suit related to light-guided sensors…

 

Microsoft prepares to operationalize principles for responsible use of facial recognition

Microsoft expects to “operationalize” its ethical principles for facial recognition by the end of March, company President and Chief Legal…

 

Facial biometrics specifically addressed in proposed Washington State data protection bill

A bill proposed in Washington’s state legislature would require companies using facial recognition software to obtain consent from consumers before…

 

Distilled Identity and Emerge developing biometric self-sovereign identity system for refugees

Distilled Identity and Emerge have partnered to collaborate on the development of the biometric identity profile layer of an Identity…

 

New Rank One Embedded algorithm triples speed with smaller footprint

Rank One Computing has released an accelerated version of its standard ROC SDK algorithm called ROC Embedded for mobile devices…

 

Hardware maker AOPEN announces Digital Engines for edge facial recognition

Global technology company AOPEN has announced a new line of AI-enabled Digital Engines for edge visual computing, which the company…

 

Startup Identity Devices launches Biometric Privacy Platform for Aadhaar authentication

Biometric and digital identity startup Identity Devices Sweden AB has announced the development of a new Biometric Privacy Platform for…

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