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.

(November 4, 2025 - November 11, 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!

• Identity as the New Control Plane: Understand how "identity assurance" has become the primary safety layer and control plane, managing both human and agentic AI actors in our rapidly evolving, surveillance-saturated world.

• The AI Identity Crisis: Learn about the urgent need for specialized identity controls (like Ping’s Identity for AI) as pervasive agentic AI requires new solutions to authenticate bots, enforce age policies, and detect deepfake voices, cementing the critical nature of verifying "who or what" is acting.

• Capital Bets on High-Assurance ID: Dive into the significant funding and M&A activity that signals sustained capital investment in the sector, with major bets placed on high-assurance identity, reusable credentials, and AI-powered recognition platforms from firms like Evrotrust, Indicio, and Metropolis.

• Biometrics, Borders, and Backlash: Track the dual dynamics of biometric expansion—from CBP extending mobile facial recognition to local police and Emirates deploying massive airport systems—alongside intense regulatory scrutiny and lawsuits probing Clearview AI, police use of facial recognition, and Ring-style surveillance.

• The Rise of the Digital Wallet: Get the latest on the uneven but unmistakable ascent of Digital ID, mDLs, and verifiable credentials, including the OpenID Foundation’s work to standardize U.S. mDLs and major national stack advancements in Canada, South Africa, and Greece.

• Authenticating the Future: Discover how passkeys are hardening into a primary authentication factor, supported by new standards work from FIDO and efforts by Microsoft Entra to add device integrity checks to secure authentication against threats like jailbroken devices.

• Policy vs. Progress: Explore the tension between innovation and governance as governments and platforms expand biometric borders and digital ID schemes often faster than the surrounding policy maturity, sparking new privacy probes and demands for vendors to prove deepfake resilience.

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

Credit and appreciation go to Google's NotebookLM for transforming my identity and biometrics newsletter into an AI-powered audio podcast!