The Biometric Update Podcast

Ep. 63: The governance question facing digital credentials and AI agents, with Cameron Walker-Miller and Evin McMullen

Host Joel McConvey interviews industry leaders on the governance challenges common to digital credentials and agentic AI. Cameron Walker-Miller of the SIA discusses mobi

Ep. 62: Does what we call AI affect how we approach governing it?

A concise exploration of what makes AI an "agent," how terminology shapes governance, and the practical risks and safeguards -- covering MCP, autonomy, rogue agents, and

Ep. 61: How 9/11 informed 25 years of identity policy | After September Pt. 1 with Janice Kephart

Part 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 poli

Ep. 60: Who’s in charge? How verifiable LEIs can keep AI agents accountable

Alexandre Kech, CEO of GLEIF, discusses using verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) and open standards to govern AI agents, ensure cryptographic delegation of authori

Ep. 59: Is the world at a tipping point for digital ID?

Major 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? In this episode, host J

Ep. 58: Using digital ID to prove age for alcohol sales in the UK

Changes 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

Ep. 57: How age assurance platforms earn trust

Tony 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, cer

Ep. 56: FIDO's Andrew Shikiar on the future of digital trust

FIDO 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 certificati

Ep. 55 - HarmonEyes' eye movement age assurance shows identity market diversifying

HarmonEyes 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 trustwort

Ep. 54: Deepfakes at scale and how world models are the next line of defense

In 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 o

Ep. 53: Why Veridas and Fourthline are building a new kind of identity platform

Veridas 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

Age 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

Ep. 51: Identity in the Agentic Age with Alice Sesay Pope

How 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 gove

Ep. 50: What's changed in digital ID over the past 20 months?

The 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

Imprivata 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

Ep. 48: ID4Africa Part 2 - Snapshots from Cognitec, Thales, Iris ID, Regula

Part 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 represen

Ep. 47: Live from ID4Africa 2026 AGM Pt. 1: Dr. Joseph Attick on Africa's digital ID ecosystem

The 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 sect

Ep. 46 - Claire Ma, co-founder of Sign, on government digital ID programs in the AI age

Claire 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

Ep. 45: BIPA-busting attorney Dan Saeedi talks biometric law

If 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

Ep. 44: Valentin Vasilyev of Fingerprint explains browser fingerprinting

Valentin Vasilyev is the Chief Technology Officer of Fingerprint. After creating Fingerprint.js, he established a company to specialize in browser fingerprinting. In this