{"podcast":{"title":"The Biometric Update Podcast","slug":"the-biometric-update-podcast-7302272","podcast_index_feed_id":7302272,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/biometricupdatepodcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://biometricupdatepodcast.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20517284/BU-Logo-Podcast-2048x2048bjce2.jpg","author":"Biometric Update","episode_count":62,"summary":"The Biometric Update Podcast bridges the gap between industry insiders and a general interest audience with clear, compelling stories about the biometrics and digital identity industry.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T02:19:56.408256+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-biometric-update-podcast-7302272"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 38: Why Marshall scholar Ben Fischer didn't sign the open letter on age assurance","slug":"ep-38-why-marshall-scholar-ben-fischer-didn-t-sign-the-open-letter-on-age-assurance","published_at":"2026-03-27T13:55:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-biometric-update-podcast-7302272/ep-38-why-marshall-scholar-ben-fischer-didn-t-sign-the-open-letter-on-age-assurance","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-biometric-update-podcast-7302272","url":"https://biometricupdatepodcast.podbean.com/e/ep-38-why-marshall-scholar-ben-fischer-didnt-sign-the-open-letter-on-age-assurance/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cdtkurxa9i5nubu7/BUPC38-Ben_Fischer_-_2026-03-27_943_AMarkq6.mp3","summary":"Ben Fischer is a Marshall scholar who graduated from Stanford University, and is now at the University of Edinburgh studying the technical and social implications of privacy preserving age assurance. He had a chance to sign an open letter from a group of scientists, calling for a moratorium on age assurance laws globally. He chose not to sign it. In this episode, he explains why.","meta_description":"Ben Fischer is a Marshall scholar who graduated from Stanford University, and is now at the University of Edinburgh studying the technical and social impl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1213,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-biometric-update-podcast-7302272/episodes/ep-38-why-marshall-scholar-ben-fischer-didn-t-sign-the-open-letter-on-age-assurance/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-biometric-update-podcast-7302272/ep-38-why-marshall-scholar-ben-fischer-didn-t-sign-the-open-letter-on-age-assurance.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}