In a world plagued by people who hide behind a mask and concoct a façade for society to see, it can be hard to differentiate between the good, bad, and ugly. Because it’s quite hard to see behind the carefully constructed personas, a tool like FaceCheck ID can help bring clarity to things, or faces.
FaceCheck ID is a tool that helps to run background checks on anyone by poring through the web. In this review, we will explore the tool’s claim and its features.
Main Features
1. Face Search and Identity Check
This is its core feature. FaceCheck ID possesses advanced facial recognition algorithms that can check for a match against a database of faces accessed through the web. The pictures don’t have to be taken in identical conditions; they just have to be remotely similar.
In fact, the photos can differ in lighting, background, facial expression, or even angle. Yet the AI still makes accurate matches. This ability stems from FaceCheck ID’s use of deep learning algorithms. These algorithms check for the underlying structure of a face, rather than relying on superficial visual similarities.
The AI notes facial landmarks like the distance between the eyes, the contour of the jawline, nose shape, cheekbone structure, and the symmetry of facial features. It also checks for skin texture patterns, bone structure, and the relative spatial relationships across the face
These features serve as the frame upon which all facial features are built. Given their exact and strict nature, they are hard to forge or replicate. This frame also comes into play when making room for variations.
For example, an ID photo may have been taken earlier and under different conditions. However, FaceCheck ID can still make a recognition by isolating facial landmarks and compensating for changes like aging, hairstyle, and facial hair.
2. Match Quality Score
To provide quantifiable accuracy, FaceCheck ID generates a confidence score, a percentage value that reflects the system’s certainty. The score ranges from 1-100, and typically, a score of 83 and above is a good match.
- 90 to 100: Certain Match
- 83 to 89: Confident Match
- 70 to 82: Uncertain Match
- 50 to 69: Weak Match
3. Red Flags
After running a search, a red flag could pop up if the image matches photos associated with ills like scams, multiple social media profiles with different names, escort services, mugshots, adult content, sex offender registries, and most wanted criminal lists. FaceCheck ID also raises red flags if the uploaded image is AI-generated.
4. Data Privacy
FaceCheck ID does not store user data or add it to its large database of facial images. Rather, it deletes all entries within 24 hours. Also, users can request the removal of their own face from the existing database.
Using FaceCheck ID
The first thing I noticed was that FaceCheck ID sometimes turns down requests due to a busy server. After repeated attempts, I finally input an image (a picture of a celebrity) into the tool.
Before faceCheck ID could start the match process, the tool asked that I read and agree to its terms of conditions. This was a list of regulations guiding the use of the tool. For instance, I had to affirm that I am 18 years or older and that I possess no intention to use the results for harm.
I noted that my request was queued, probably due to multiple requests being processed. But then I saw that the tool scanned websites and social media for an image match.
As expected, FaceCheck ID turned up a lot of face matches across websites and social media with the associated links.
The Bottom Line
FaceCheck ID is a tool that works similarly to a Google search, just with images. It is useful to look people up online to conduct background checks on nearly anyone.