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.

(July 22, 2025 - July 29, 2025)

• The Biometrics Backlash Intensifies: Hear how OpenAI’s Sam Altman denounced voice and face biometrics, predicting "intelligence is too cheap to meter," while a major leak of ID photos from the women’s safety app Tea reignited urgent calls for stronger biometric protections.

• Global Regulatory & Legal Showdowns: Discover the intensifying debates over biometric ethics, public trust, and regulation, including ongoing legal battles over age verification in the UK and Australia, and a wrongful facial recognition arrest case in Florida raising questions about probable cause.

• Travel's Biometric Boom vs. Consumer Fears: Learn how the global travel industry is ramping up biometrics deployments, with SITA reporting $1.6B in revenue from biometric solutions, even as U.S. lawmakers push back against expanding TSA facial recognition and consumers voice growing fears over AI-driven ID theft.

• AI's Dual Role: Innovation & New Identity Threats: Unpack the convergence of AI and identity, from Microsoft's new deepfake detection benchmark and LexisNexis's legal AI assistant "Protégé" to warnings that agentic AI systems, while promising, pose new identity threats if misaligned with human values.

• The Future of Digital ID & Wallets: Get updates on how governments worldwide are scaling national digital identity systems, including Malaysia's MyDigital ID and phased mDL deployments in New Jersey and Ireland, alongside progress on OpenID’s verifiable credentials and global wallet initiatives.

• Strategic Investments & Industry Shifts: Explore significant funding momentum across digital ID and fraud prevention, including Trustfull's €6M round and Experian's strategic investment in Resistant AI, plus major leadership transitions and new strategic alliances in the identity ecosystem.

Don't miss out on these and other essential updates by subscribing to the Identity Insights: The G2 Weekly Podcast. Stay informed about the latest advancements, challenges, and opportunities in identity and biometrics, a critical area for professionals in banking, fintech, insurance, telco, manufacturing, e-commerce, social, and healthcare

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