The G2 Weekly Podcast delivers insights into the world of identity and biometrics. Each week, the podcast will cover important developments in the field, making it a valuable resource for professionals in various sectors.

(April 29, 2025 - May 6, 2025)

• Identity Under Pressure: Discover how the identity, biometrics, and digital trust sectors are navigating growing tension between innovation, ethics, and geopolitical forces this week, from age assurance debates involving tech giants and regulators to increasing concerns over public-private surveillance at scale.

• Funding & Scrutiny Intensify: Get the lowdown on selective but significant investments like Persona reaching a $2 billion valuation, balanced against increasing investor scrutiny on financial performance and regulatory compliance in the biometrics space, highlighted by Idex Biometrics' financials and scrutiny over Clear's valuation.

• Global Digital Identity Accelerates: Explore the worldwide push for digital ID with new biometric rollouts streamlining travel and borders in places like Alaska and Abu Dhabi, significant progress in national digital identity programs across multiple continents, and accelerated adoption of secure authentication like Microsoft's 1M daily passkey registrations.

• Biometrics in the Spotlight: From 8 in 10 UK citizens supporting biometrics for national security to facial recognition use in stadiums and rights-based pushback in Paraguay and Hungary, see how biometrics is shaping public life alongside ethical concerns, including lawsuits over alleged surveillance roles.

• The AI Frontier: Deepfakes & Discretion: Understand the escalating threat of deepfakes evolving to evade detection and the critical debate around AI policing systems and regulatory inconsistency, highlighting the ongoing challenge of ensuring explainable, fair, and rights-based AI in identity.

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