The Biometric Update Podcast
by Biometric Update
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Ep 64: Reality's ghost - The deepfake crisis in elections and beyond
Ep 64: Reality's ghost - The deepfake crisis in elections and beyond
About this podcast
The Biometric Update Podcast bridges the gap between industry insiders and a general interest audience with clear, compelling stories about the biometrics and digital identity industry.
Episodes
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- Ep 64: Reality's ghost - The deepfake crisis in elections and beyond · 39 min · Episode 77Host Joel McConvey interviews Pindrop CEO Vijay Balasubramanian about the rising danger of AI-generated deepfakes: how they’re used in political ads, robocalls and scams, and the…
- Ep. 63: The governance question facing digital credentials and AI agents, with Cameron Walker-Miller and Evin McMullen · 33 min · Episode 76Host Joel McConvey interviews industry leaders on the governance challenges common to digital credentials and agentic AI. Cameron Walker-Miller of the SIA discusses mobile…
- Ep. 62: Does what we call AI affect how we approach governing it? · 10 min · Episode 75A concise exploration of what makes AI an "agent," how terminology shapes governance, and the practical risks and safeguards -- covering MCP, autonomy, rogue agents, and why…
- Ep. 61: How 9/11 informed 25 years of identity policy | After September Pt. 1 with Janice Kephart · 34 min · Episode 74Part one of the After September series features Janice Kephart, a key author of the 9/11 Commission report, who explains how the September 11 attacks reshaped travel policy over…
- Ep. 60: Who’s in charge? How verifiable LEIs can keep AI agents accountable · 20 min · Episode 73Alexandre Kech, CEO of GLEIF, discusses using verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) and open standards to govern AI agents, ensure cryptographic delegation of authority, and…
- Ep. 59: Is the world at a tipping point for digital ID? · 21 min · Episode 72Major changes in the regulatory world are paving the way for digital identity. Will Fall 2026 be looked back on as a tipping point for digital ID?
- Ep. 58: Using digital ID to prove age for alcohol sales in the UK · 18 min · Episode 71Changes to the UK's Mandatory Licensing Conditions for alcohol sales have been promised for years. This month, the bill passed; now all that's left is to sign it into law. But…
- Ep. 57: How age assurance platforms earn trust · 41 min · Episode 70Tony Allen of the Age Check Certification Scheme (ACCS) and Julian Corbett of the OpenAge initiative join the Biometric Update Podcast to discuss reusable age checks…
- Ep. 56: FIDO's Andrew Shikiar on the future of digital trust · 27 min · Episode 69FIDO Alliance Executive Director and CEO Andrew Shikiar discusses how the Alliance's work on passkeys is helping it draw a map for digital credentials, wallet certification and…
- Ep. 55 - HarmonEyes' eye movement age assurance shows identity market diversifying · 29 min · Episode 68HarmonEyes is bringing its eye movement tracking tech into the age assurance space. In this episode, CEO Adam Gross discusses how the technology works, why it's trustworthy, and…
- Ep. 54: Deepfakes at scale and how world models are the next line of defense · 31 min · Episode 67In 2026, synthetic media is everywhere, and deepfake detection has become an essential part of a layered security stack. In this episode, Identy's Jesus Aragon sketches out the…
- Ep. 53: Why Veridas and Fourthline are building a new kind of identity platform · 27 min · Episode 66Veridas CEO Eduardo Azanza discusses the company's recent merger with Fourthline in the context of an industry shift toward consolidated identity services.
- Ep. 52: The age of age assurance, and where the sector stands now · 25 min · Episode 65Age assurance is everywhere. Around the world, legislators are exploriong how to regulate age-restricted products and services online. The debate is moving fast – so fast, that…
- Ep. 51: Identity in the Agentic Age with Alice Sesay Pope · 34 min · Episode 64How much would you let a machine do for you? How much would you let it do autonomously, on your behalf? These are the questions driving a growing market for identity governance…
- Ep. 50: What's changed in digital ID over the past 20 months? · 15 min · Episode 63The Biometric Update Podcast's 50th episode looks at what's changed since we launched in April 2025, from fraud tools to age checks to the agentic economy.
- Ep. 49: Why identity moves too slow for Imprivata CEO Fran Rosch · 23 min · Episode 62Imprivata CEO Fran Rosch is an identity veteran who has watched the sector cycle and transform over decades. As agentic AI enters the healthcare space, Rosch reflects on how the…
- Ep. 48: ID4Africa Part 2 - Snapshots from Cognitec, Thales, Iris ID, Regula · 31 min · Episode 61Part 2 of the Biometric Update Podcast's coverage of the 2026 ID4Africa AGM features BU managing editor reporting from the conference floor, in conversation with representatives…
- Ep. 47: Live from ID4Africa 2026 AGM Pt. 1: Dr. Joseph Attick on Africa's digital ID ecosystem · 21 min · Episode 60The 2026 ID4Africa AGM took place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire in May, and Biometric Update was on location to cover all the latest developments in the African identity sector. Part…
- Ep. 46 - Claire Ma, co-founder of Sign, on government digital ID programs in the AI age · 20 min · Episode 59Claire Ma is the co-founder of Sign, a company building identity infrastructure and verifiable credential systems for government digital ID programs. From India to Africa to the…
- Ep. 45: BIPA-busting attorney Dan Saeedi talks biometric law · 19 min · Episode 58If you’re in Illinois, and you’re facing class action litigation, who you gonna call? Daniel Saeedi. He’s a bona fide BIPA buster with the Biometric Privacy Team at Blank Rome…
