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EPISODE · Mar 27, 2026 · 20 MIN

Ep. 38: Why Marshall scholar Ben Fischer didn't sign the open letter on age assurance

from The Biometric Update Podcast · host Biometric Update

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. 

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