‘Code As Law’: CEO Of AI Biometric Digital ID Network Firm Says Blockchain Will Be Used For Age Verification And Proof Of Identity In Tokenized Society

Last month, Evin McMullin, CEO of Billions Network, “the first universal human and AI network built with mobile first verification” – which is affiliated with biometrics provider Privado ID – did an interview with Biometric Update explaining how blockchain technology goes beyond storing tokenized assets and currencies, but is also how digital IDs and age verification will occur by storing personal data on chain. “You can use the devices you already have, such as your phone or your computer, to prove who you are online, on chain, and even in real life,” the company says.

McMullin told the podcast that he takes issue with Google’s YouTube’s approach to age verification as problematic when it comes to privacy. YouTube (and even Google in some contexts), which is owned by parent company Alphabet, controversially forces users and content creators to provide a legal ID or biometric data to prove one’s age, if the algorithm believes the user is underage.