Breach report and Equifax disclosure highlight need to maintain control of digital identity
The amount of stolen personal identity information known to be available online continues to grow, as Equifax has admitted in…
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.
Firefox 60 launches with WebAuthn support to move beyond passwords
Mozilla has completed its implementation of the WebAuthn standard to allow online user authentication without a password with the release…
Epson and Redrock Biometrics partner for palm print authentication on AR headset
Epson has partnered with Redrock Biometrics to bring palm print authentication to the MOVERIO smart glasses platform, which the companies…
Bid for high-speed rail line between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore includes facial recognition tech
A Japanese bid to provide a high-speed rail line between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore includes facial recognition technology to enable…
Veridium integrates Azure Active Directory and Citrix Cloud with biometric authentication tools
Veridium has added support for Citrix Cloud and applications leveraging Azure Active Directory (AD) for its VeridiumID and Veridium Authenticator…
Northrup Grumman progressing on new DHS biometric system
Northrup Grumman is nearing completion of the first increment of a contract to develop a new cloud-based biometric system for…
Startup Yobe secures $1.8M seed funding to bring voice recognition to noisy environments
Voice technology startup Yobe has secured $1.8 million in seed funding from Clique Capital Partners to accelerate the commercialization of…
Microsoft unveils AI-powered meeting transcription device with facial and voice recognition
Microsoft has unveiled a prototype of a new device with facial and voice recognition for facilitating business meetings at its…
Digital driver’s licenses near public availability in Iowa
As Iowa moves forward with its plans to use digital driver’s licenses backed by biometrics in 2019, a representative of…
Apple to replace some iPhone X units with Face ID problems
Apple has responded to reported problems with Face ID in some iPhone X units by updating its service policy to…
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