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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.

 

Think tank urges UK to launch eID card scheme to prevent or mitigate Brexit harms

With the prospects of a People’s Vote and Hard Brexit looming, the UK urgently requires an advanced electronic ID card…

 

Trueface.ai shares principles for responsible deployment of facial recognition technology

Nearly five years after creating facial recognition doorbell Chui, the company’s creators are touting their Trueface.ai facial recognition software as…

 

Biometrics-secured voice banking with Amazon Alexa now available from two Canadian credit unions

A pair of Canadian credit unions have launched banking services over Amazon Alexa using voice authentication to general availability, Co-op…

 

BriefCam integrates real-time face recognition in new version of video analytics platform

BriefCam has announced the introduction of real-time face recognition for enhanced situational awareness as part of v5.3 of its extensible…

 

Qualcomm and ams partner to bring 3D facial biometrics to Android

Global high-performance sensor solutions provider ams and Qualcomm Technologies have partnered to jointly engineer a 3D depth-sensing camera solution for…

 

Aircraft maintenance firm rolls out biometric eSignature system

Global aircraft maintenance company Magnetic MRO has developed a fingerprint-based digital signing system to make its “paperwork” more efficient by…

 

Illinois Supreme Court Justices sceptical of defendant position on harm in biometric privacy suit

At least three of seven Illinois Supreme Court justices appear to be sceptical of the position expressed in oral arguments…

 

Papersoft and Integrated Biometrics selected to address financial inclusion in Nigeria

The Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) has selected Papersoft and Integrated Biometrics as technology partners under the country’s Financial Inclusion…

 

Pindrop provides voice biometrics and multi-factor authentication for new Verizon call center service

Verizon has launched a new enterprise call center service combining multi-factor anti-fraud and authentication technology from Pindrop with its media…

 

Pilot begins for biometric dual interface smartcards with IDEX sensors at Asian bank

An Asian bank customer has begun testing biometric cards manufactured by Feitian Technologies with IDEX Biometrics’ dual interface fingerprint sensors….

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