293: Federated Identity, Real Consent & Bot-Free Traffic w/ Patrick (Tracer Labs)
Description
Patrick (Tracer Labs) breaks down Trust ID, a consent + identity layer that replaces cookie pop-ups with a portable, user-owned identity (and embedded wallet). We dig into how Tracer helps brands unify siloed data without storing PII, verify real humans amid AI traffic, and enable one-click privacy that travels site-to-site.
Timestamps
[00:00 ] AI = most traffic; attribution is broken
[00:01 ] Intro — Patrick, Tracer Labs & Trust ID
[00:02 ] Patrick’s crypto origin story & prior ventures
[00:05 ] The problem: siloed brand data + compliance burden
[00:06 ] What Trust ID does: consent + identity + embedded wallet
[00:07 ] One-click wedge: spin up wallet, tokenize consent, no more cookies
[00:09 ] Brands get real humans, no PII; users keep privacy & control
[00:12 ] GDPR/CCPA costs; why a new US standard is needed
[00:15 ] AI search & bot traffic: restoring pre-intent signal
[00:18 ] Federated identity, modular plug-in, keep existing auth
[00:19 ] Agentic “child IDs” w/ wallets & rule sets (Q1 roadmap)
[00:20 ] KYC/KYB as commoditized credentials that travel with you
[00:22 ] Live MVP; replacing legacy consent managers; early clients
[00:24 ] Who’s adopting: cards, casinos, banks, travel; multi-brand SSO
[00:25 ] Unifying loyalty & rewards across properties
[00:26 ] Founder advice: talk to customers on day one
[00:31 ] Digital identity misconceptions; why this time is different
[00:33 ] Abstraction for users; less friction, fewer decisions
[00:36 ] Vision: 0.5–1B users; cut spam; programmatic commerce
[00:38 ] The ask: hiring devs; enterprise intros; $15M seed open
Connect
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tracerlabs/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmoynihan1/
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