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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.

 

Bank credits Innovatrics’ biometric onboarding with cutting transaction time for customers

Raiffeisen Group’s Tatra banka has reduced the amount of time its customers take to complete transactions by 70 percent compared…

 

Nearly three quarters of airlines and airports investing in biometrics

Airlines and airports are stepping up to deliver the investment needed to ensure secure and easy travel for passengers, with…

 

Two more potential class action suits filed under Illinois biometrics law

Proposed class-action law suits have been filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) against both fingerprint door-lock maker U-Tec…

 

Biometrics Institute publishes good practice guide for enterprises

The Biometrics Institute has published its good-practice guide Understanding Biometrics – Considerations for Implementing a Biometric System to help organizations…

 

EAB awards three academics for excellence in European biometric research

The European Biometrics Association (EAB) has announced three European Research and Industry Awards as the EAB Biometric Week comes to…

 

Australia considers deploying Unisys facial recognition technology for social media checks at airports

Australia’s Department of Home Affairs is considering using Unisys LineSight, which uses facial recognition to search the internet, watchlists, criminal…

 

New York transit authority facial recognition deployment rolls out amid criticism

New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has begun testing facial recognition technology that can identify drivers and passengers on cameras…

 

IJIS Institute creates Biometrics Task Force

Public sector technology non-profit the IJIS Institute has created a new Biometrics Task Force to promote awareness of biometric technology,…

 

EyeLock iris biometrics integrated with Genetec access control platform

EyeLock has integrated its iris biometric authentication technology with Genetec’s Security Center Synergis access control platform and reached a reseller…

 

Sensory makes significant upgrades to embedded AI in TrulyHandsfree

Sensory has launched version 6.0 of its TrulyHandsfree software with high-resolution digitization for improved performance and integrated voice biometrics for…

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