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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.

 

Identiverse sponsors and exhibitors grow by 27 percent in first year since name change

Identiverse has presented highlights from the recent edition of its annual identity conference, formerly known as Cloud Identity Summit. The…

 

Nikon working to integrate biometric sensors into handheld cameras

Nikon is developing a biometric sensor array for its cameras to detect biological information and emotions felt by the person…

 

UIDAI reviews Biometric Lock Aadhaar function as legal decision looms

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) reviewed the Biometric Lock function of the Aadhaar system in a series of…

 

ID4Africa annual report highlights major steps forward and continuing challenges

The launch of an Open Source API by the Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) could significantly assist in the harmonization of…

 

Better Identity Coalition pitches digital identity policy on Capitol Hill

Identity fraud cost $16.8 billion dollars in the U.S. in 2017, according to a report that representatives of the Better…

 

Jumio launches desktop liveness detection and wins two user experience awards

Jumio has added a webcam functionality to its NetVerify Trusted-Identity-as-a-Service (TIaaS) offering to expand its liveness detection to desktops and…

 

Qualcomm to provide ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor for high-end Samsung smartphones

Samsung will integrate an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor from Qualcomm with its high-end smartphones beginning in 2019, TF Securities analyst…

 

Fingerprint Cards reports on progress toward turnaround

Fingerprint Cards says its sales trend has stabilized somewhat, as sequential revenue growth of 35 percent in the second quarter…

 

European Association for Biometrics and Secure Identity Alliance join International Identity Day campaign

The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) and the Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) have joined the campaign initiated by ID4Africa and…

 

Irish Minister faces questions about government use of facial imaging software in card issuance program

Ireland’s Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty has responded to questions in parliament about the use of…

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