Introducing Real-Time, Unspoofable Facial Verification as Global Focus on Online Safety Intensifies

YEO Messaging, the British leader in AI-powered secure communications and continuous biometric authentication, today announced the launch of its multi-layered Facial Recognition with Liveness Detection. This advanced verification technology proves not only who a user is, but that they are a real, live person, which also enables platforms to verify a user’s age securely and privately without relying on intrusive ID uploads.

The launch arrives as global conversations around online identity, safety, and age verification reach a critical point. With Australia’s social media age restrictions taking effect this week, platforms worldwide are under mounting pressure to demonstrate they can reliably verify the age of younger users without compromising privacy. 

YEO’s new unspoofable verification system delivers a practical, privacy-first solution that helps platforms meet these expectations and take the “reasonable steps” required to prevent under-16s from creating or maintaining accounts. 

How YEO’s Liveness Detection Works:

YEO combines three independent biometric checks to create one of the most secure real-time authentication systems available:

1. Advanced Facial Mapping - Face ID-grade technology generates a unique biometric template for precise, device-level identification.

2. High-Performance Anti-Spoofing - A neural network analyses the live camera feed to detect and block spoofing attempts, including printed photos, recorded videos, and deep-fake style masks.

3. Real-Time Depth Verification - Depth analysis confirms true liveness by measuring the spatial structure of the user’s face.

Key Benefits

• Multi-layer security: Three independent protection checks - facial mapping, texture-based analysis, and depth verification.

• Fast and lightweight: Real-time authentication optimised for mobile and desktop environments.

• Highly accurate: Blocks sophisticated spoofing attempts instantly and reliably.

• Seamless user experience: Verification completes in seconds with no user friction or manual steps.

• Privacy-first by Design: No ID images stored, no centralised biometric databases, and users retain complete control.

“With this launch, YEO continues to set the benchmark for privacy-led identity verification,” said Sarah Bone, Co-Founder and Online Safety Advocate, YEO Messaging. “As governments globally debate how to protect younger users online, we’re delivering technology that puts verified trust and digital safety into practice.”

YEO’s Facial Recognition with Liveness Detection is available today within YEO For Business, the secure communications platform used by enterprise, defence and government organisations. 

It is also available for third-party integration via the YEO FR SDK, enabling developers to embed continuous, privacy-preserving identity and age verification into their own applications. 

Founded in 2017, YEO Messaging is known for delivering continuous facial recognition, geofencing controls, and audit-ready secure communication that ensures data stays exactly where it belongs – for your eyes only. 

For more information or to see the platform, please visit: www.yeomessaging.com