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.

(September 9, 2025 - September 16, 2025)

Dive into the latest episode of Identity Insights, hosted by MIT Fellow Ralph Rodriguez, as we unpack the crucial convergence of AI, biometrics, and digital identity shaping our world! This week's episode reveals:

• Age Checks & Regulatory Tensions: Unpack California's new law mandating age checks on devices, igniting a significant debate between Big Tech and Hollywood. Discover how regulatory pressures are intensifying across the digital landscape.

• Landmark Legal Biometrics: Witness an unprecedented shift in legal standards as gait and body structure biometrics were accepted as court evidence in a European murder case, potentially reshaping admissibility across the EU!

• Biometric Travel's Rapid Expansion: Get the inside track on the TSA's plans to expand digital ID and facial recognition across hundreds of U.S. airports by the end of 2025, signaling a massive scale-up of biometric travel. Learn about new biometric exit systems and palm payments transforming global travel.

• Fraud Prevention Fuels Funding: Explore how the identity risk management sector is attracting significant capital, highlighted by fraud prevention firm SEON securing an $80M Series C.

• The Global Reach of Biometrics: From NIST benchmarks topping age estimation (Regula) to new privacy-preserving behavioral biometrics (Sardine.ai) and advancements in liveness detection, see how biometrics are evolving and expanding into areas like mobile payments and voter registration globally.

• Digital Identity as Critical Infrastructure: Delve into the accelerating adoption of mDLs and digital identity ecosystems worldwide, with several nations advancing programs and debates gaining traction in the U.S. and UK about treating digital identity as critical infrastructure.

• AI's Dual Impact on Identity: Understand how new AI regulation bills are progressing, how firms like GetReal Security are enhancing real-time deepfake detection, and why identity leaders are highlighting AI agents as both a source of immense opportunity and significant new risks.

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