In this episode of The Discussion I speak to Andrew Bud, Founder and CEO of iProov, the world leader in biometric face verification. We discuss the importance of keeping ahead of security in biometrics, the advantages of face biometrics over the iris or palm - and what he thinks about the future of anonymity.I also speak with Bronwyn Williams, a futurist and economist based in South Africa. We discuss the issues that could arise from a single company becoming the centralised global infrastructure for digital identities ie Worldcoin’s World ID. Tracey's book 'The Future of You: Can Your Identity Survive 21st Century Technology?' available in the UK (<a href='https://bit.ly/44ObTha'>https://bit.ly/44ObTha</a>) and US (<a href='https://bit.ly/3OlDxgk'>https://bit.ly/3OlDxgk</a>) iProovwebsite <a href='https://www.iproov.com/'>https://www.iproov.com</a> Genuine Presence Assurance <a href='https://www.iproov.com/why-iproov/the-problem-we-solve/genuine-presence'>https://www.iproov.com/why-iproov/the-problem-we-solve/genuine-presence</a> Biometric Threat Report <a href='https://www.iproov.com/reports/biometric-threat-intelligence'>https://www.iproov.com/reports/biometric-threat-intelligence</a> Flux Trends website <a href='https://fluxtrends.com/'>https://fluxtrends.com</a> Bronwyn's blog<a href='https://whatthefuturenow.com/'>https://whatthefuturenow.com</a> Bronwyn's book<a href='https://www.amazon.co.uk/Future-Starts-Now-Insights-Technology/dp/1472981502'>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Future-Starts-Now-Insights-Technology/dp/1472981502</a>

The Future of You

The Discussion: Biometrics: The Rights And The Responsibilities #23

Hello, welcome to the Future of You podcast. Here we’re going to investigate and analyse all the ways emerging technologies are going to affect our identity. We used to argue about whether personal identity was in the mind or in the body; but now that psychology of the self and the biology of self has been joined by a third dimension - the technology of the self. In a digital, data-driven world, Facebook gets a say in verifying who we are, medical science can alter our genetic make-up, and AI will help us create our digital twin - just how...