Biometric verification doesn’t have to be a privacy nightmare (feat. Privado ID)
The Agenda Podcast: Decoding Crypto
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The Agenda Podcast: Decoding Crypto
Biometric verification doesn’t have to be a privacy nightmare (feat. Privado ID)
Sep 18, 2024 Season 1 Episode 45
Sebastian Rodriguez

Sebastian Rodriguez, chief product officer at Privado ID, breaks down how services and users alike can verify their identities while maintaining privacy in a trustless environment using blockchain technology. He also explains how Privado ID differs from Worldcoin, how it can help fight misinformation online, and the security risks of biometric databases.

The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produced by Ray Salmond and Jonathan DeYoung. Follow Cointelegraph on X (Twitter) at @Cointelegraph, Jonathan at @maddopemadic and Ray at @HorusHughes. Jonathan is also on Instagram at @maddopemadic, and he makes the music for the podcast — hear more at madic.art.

Follow Sebastian on X at @PolygonSSI and Privado ID at @PrivadoID.

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Timestamps:
(00:00) - Introduction to The Agenda podcast and this week’s episode
(01:54) - What is Privado ID?
(04:55) - How businesses and services use Privado ID
(08:07) - Why and how Privado ID uses blockchain
(10:46) - What are the risks with biometric databases?
(14:54) - Does Privado ID issue credentials?
(18:05) - Is there a global framework for ID verification?
(20:44) - Fighting misinformation vs. maintaining privacy
(29:25) - Privado ID vs. Worldcoin
(33:54) - The ethics of trading biometrics for crypto
(36:12) - Privado ID’s business and revenue model

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