BIO-key wins $4 million enterprise software contract
BIO-key recently won a $4 million software order for its enterprise fingerprint biometric authentication platform, including maintenance, from an existing…
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.
Integrated Biometrics to debut LES fingerprint scanner for IoT devices at CES
Integrated Biometrics will showcase its first light-emitting sensor (LES) fingerprint scanner designed for use with internet of things (IoT) devices…
Los Angeles Airport trials contactless biometric boarding system from Vision-Box
Los Angeles Airport has begun a trial of a contactless self-service biometric boarding system from Vision-Box for travelers departing the…
Vienna International Airport deploys secunet eGates for automated border control
Vienna International Airport has begun using the eGates automated border control system from secunet to provide convenient and efficient border…
Mastercard’s Bob Reany on trends in biometric payments authentication
The payments industry is in the midst of a shift toward strong forms of authentication. Mastercard’s decision to retire the…
Biometric security trends: A Q&A with Princeton Identity CEO Mark Clifton
Princeton Identity has roots extending back into some of the companies that pioneered identity management, most recently SRI Identity. It…
Illinois BIPA lawsuits depend on what makes plaintiffs “aggrieved”
The results of dozens of biometric privacy suits filed in Illinois state court depend on the legal definition of the…
Russian authorities seek access to biometric data as law enforcement surveillance increases
A draft bill to require Russia’s state telecom to provide the Interior Ministry and Federal Security Service (FSB) with bank…
Nigerian government biometrics programs yielding results, biometric ATMs coming
Senior Nigerian government officials praised the efforts of the National Immigration Service (NIS) in implementing the country’s biometric visa at…
DERMALOG ID checking software receives German government certification
DERMALOG has announced that its ePassport MRTDAPI electronic ID inspection software has been certified by the German Federal Office for…
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