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Curated articles on AI-driven identity abuse, deepfake misuse, and the legal paths available to fight back.

Ghost mode: people are paying to kill the recording light on smart glasses

Camera glasses come with one safeguard: a light that turns on when they record. A market now exists to defeat it, sold openly as 'ghost mode.' This covers what that looks like, why it matters, and what you can actually do about it.

June 27, 2026 · 5 min read

The NO FAKES Act: a federal right to your own face, and how ProtectMyFace will support it on day one

The NO FAKES Act just cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously, moving the country closer to a federal right over your own face and voice. This briefing covers what the bill actually does, what it doesn't, and how ProtectMyFace will fold it into our one-click takedown tools on the day it takes effect.

June 26, 2026 · 6 min read

A rising scam: bots turning women's real photos into fake OnlyFans “leaks”

A growing SEO exploit takes women's ordinary public photos, publishes them under their real names, and presents them as 'OnlyFans leaks' to capture search traffic. This briefing covers the mechanics of sexual impersonation, the impact on mid-tier creators, and actionable legal frameworks.

June 19, 2026 · 6 min read

How to delete your Discord messages from servers you've left

Leaving a server or deleting your account doesn't remove anything you posted. Your messages stay up. Here's how to get them taken down for real.

May 24, 2026 · 3 min read

How to take down photos from Discord

Discord is one of the easier platforms to file a DMCA takedown on, but the process is slightly different from other sites. Here is exactly what to do, what to include, and what happens after you submit.

May 19, 2026 · 5 min read

DMCA isn't just for movie studios

A lot of people think the DMCA is only for big creators, photographers, or studios protecting commercial work. It isn't. If you took a selfie, you own the copyright the second you took it.

May 10, 2026 · 4 min read

Built to protect, not to stalk

A facial detection service can only be trusted if it cannot be weaponized. Here is how Protect My Face uses behavioral monitoring and other safeguards to keep the system in the right hands.

March 27, 2026 · 5 min read

You've always had legal protection

Long before generative tools, the law recognized that people have rights over their name, image, and likeness. Those protections did not disappear with new technology - they still apply when your face is used without permission.

March 19, 2026 · 6 min read

Fighting back against AI image abuse

AI tools have made it possible for anyone to generate realistic content using someone else's face. That shift is why more people are choosing to act early rather than wait for the problem to grow.

March 10, 2026 · 5 min read

Enforcement at scale is possible

Platforms already move fast when money or legal liability is on the line. The challenge is making sure unauthorized use of your face gets that same level of urgency.

March 6, 2026 · 5 min read

Why face vectors protect privacy

A face vector turns a face into a mathematical representation instead of a picture. That makes detection more private because systems compare numerical features rather than passing images around.

March 4, 2026 · 4 min read