1. Neural Fingerprinting We map your face from your image Your image generates a 512-vector biometric hash in memory, a mathematical fingerprint of your facial geometry. The original photo is never stored. This hash is what we use to scan the web, allowing us to match re-encoded, cropped, and filtered copies that reverse image search misses entirely.
  2. Deep Face Matching Cross-referencing 2.4 billion face embeddings Using one of the world's most advanced face-matching technologies, we search your hash against a global intelligence network. Simultaneously, we query the 2026 TAKE IT DOWN Act federal registry. Results are ranked by confidence score from 65 to 100 percent, allowing you to select which images to request for deletion.
  3. Legal Notice Dispatch 48-hour compliance deadline delivered With your authorization, ScanErase instantly generates a Section 223a Compliance Notice and requests removal on your behalf. Under the 2026 TAKE IT DOWN Act, platforms are required to process the removal of unauthorized biometric data within the 48-hour statutory window.

Why biometric scanning outperforms reverse image search

Standard reverse image search works by comparing pixel patterns. When an image is re-encoded, resized, or filtered, the pixel pattern changes and the original is no longer recognized. Biometric face scanning works differently: it maps the geometry of your face, the distances between your eyes, the width of your nose, the shape of your jaw. These measurements are stable across re-encoded, cropped, and filtered copies of an image, allowing us to find content that reverse image search misses entirely.

The average piece of non-consensual intimate imagery exists on 6.3 separate platforms at the time of discovery. Standard reverse image search finds fewer than 4 percent of those locations. Biometric scanning finds the remainder.

The legal mechanism

The 2026 TAKE IT DOWN Act (Pub. L. 119-12) amends 47 U.S.C. to add Section 223a, which creates a direct federal obligation for covered platforms to remove non-consensual intimate imagery within 48 hours of receiving a compliant removal notice. The Act covers both authentic photographs and AI-generated content. Platforms that fail to comply face civil penalties of up to $150,000 per violation.

ScanErase generates notices that meet the precise formal requirements of 47 U.S.C. § 223a. Each notice identifies the infringing URL, the affected individual, the statutory basis for removal, and the 48-hour compliance window. The notice is dispatched to the platform's designated Trust and Safety contact simultaneously across all identified matches.

What happens after notices are sent

Each platform's response is tracked individually through your dashboard. Compliant platforms remove content within 48 hours and are marked resolved. Non-compliant platforms are flagged for escalation documentation. You receive a Verified Removal Package for each match, containing the notice text, dispatch timestamp, response record, and a compliance assessment. This package is suitable for use as evidence in subsequent legal proceedings if required.