Ep. 42: ADVP and NO2ID debate on path forward for UK digital identity

Ep. 47: Live from ID4Africa 2026 AGM Pt. 1: Dr. Joseph Attick on Africa's digital ID ecosystem

The 2026 ID4Africa AGM took place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire in May, and Biometric Update was on location to cover all the latest developments in the African identity sector. Part 1 of our special coverage features Biometric Update Managing Editor Chris Burt's conversation with Dr. Joseph Atick, executive chairman of ID4Africa, about the present and future of the continent's digital identity ecosystem.

Ep. 46 - Claire Ma, co-founder of Sign, on government digital ID programs in the AI age

Claire Ma is the co-founder of Sign, a company building identity infrastructure and verifiable credential systems for government digital ID programs. From India to Africa to the UK, digital identity is on the governmental agenda. On this episode of the Biometric Update Podcast, Claire Ma discusses how AI, public trust and digital infrastructure all play a role in shaping the global ecosystem.

Ep. 45: BIPA-busting attorney Dan Saeedi talks biometric law

If you’re in Illinois, and you’re facing class action litigation, who you gonna call? Daniel Saeedi. He’s a bona fide BIPA buster with the Biometric Privacy Team at Blank Rome, with more than 50 biometric privacy cases under his belt. On this episode of the Biometric Update Podcast, Dan discusses what's changed with BIPA and what hasn't, and how organizations can ensure they stay on the right side of the law(suit).

Ep. 44: Valentin Vasilyev of Fingerprint explains browser fingerprinting

Valentin Vasilyev is the Chief Technology Officer of Fingerprint. After creating Fingerprint.js, he established a company to specialize in browser fingerprinting. In this episode, Vallentin Vasilyev discusses the sweeping changes wrought by AI agents, and how his tech can help.

Ep. 43: Teresa Wu of Idemia Public Security on SIA's new Corporate Credential Design Guide

On top of her work for Idemia Public Security North America and frequent speaking appearances, Teresa Wu led the creation of the SIA's new Corporate Credential Design Guide, which establishes a unified, vendor-neutral framework for designing secure, interoperable, and user-friendly corporate credentials. In this episode, Teresa Wu talks about how the guide came to be, who it's for - and why she deserves the title of Captain Credential.