Real person. Right person. In seconds.
Cleo scans a government ID, confirms a live human with biometric liveness, and matches the face to the document — so every check that follows is anchored to a verified identity, not a guess.
Three signals, one verified identity.
Capture ID
The candidate photographs a government ID. Cleo authenticates it and reads the data.
Liveness check
A quick selfie confirms a real, present human — not a photo, mask, video, or deepfake.
Face match
The live selfie is matched 1:1 against the photo on the ID document.
Identity anchored
The verified identity becomes the root of the hire — and the Work Passport.
Spoofing a hire takes beating all three.
Document verification
Authenticates the ID itself.
- Security-feature & tamper checks
- Fake & altered document detection
- Barcode / MRZ data cross-read
- 200+ document types
Biometric liveness
Confirms a real, present person.
- Passive & active liveness
- Presentation-attack detection
- Resists photos, masks & video
- Deepfake & injection resistant
Face match
Ties the person to the document.
- 1:1 selfie-to-ID match
- Confidence score, not a guess
- Flags mismatches for review
- No social or open-web search
Verify the person, or you're checking the wrong one.
A background check on the wrong identity is worthless. An I-9 for someone who isn't who they claim is a liability. Identity is the root every other Cleo check — and the portable Work Passport — is built on.
Biometrics are powerful — and a magnet for class actions.
Illinois' BIPA alone has produced settlements in the hundreds of millions, with statutory damages per violation. The exposure is rarely the technology — it's missing consent or a retention schedule. Cleo is built so the consent and data handling are correct before a single scan.
Informed consent first BIPA
Written notice and consent are captured before any biometric is collected — the exact step most BIPA suits turn on.
Retention & destruction SCHEDULE
A defined retention schedule with automatic destruction — biometrics aren't kept indefinitely, and never sold or profited from.
State coverage IL · TX · WA +
Built around Illinois BIPA, Texas CUBI, Washington, and the newer state biometric laws — applied by work location.
Data minimization SECURE
Only what's needed to verify is captured, encrypted in transit and at rest, with a clean audit trail.
An ID glanced at by a busy manager isn't verification.
Eyeballing an ID
- Fakes pass a quick glance
- No proof the person is real or present
- No face-to-document match
- Biometric consent missed
- Identity never actually confirmed
Identity verification in Cleo
- Documents authenticated, fakes caught
- Liveness confirms a real person
- 1:1 face match to the ID
- BIPA-aware consent & retention
- A verified root for every check
Start every hire with a verified identity.
See how VerifIID anchors identity for the whole flow — background, drug, I-9 / E-Verify, and a Work Passport you can actually trust.
Biometric capture requires the candidate's consent, collected per applicable law; biometrics are retained on a defined schedule and never sold. Cleo and VerifIID support compliance with BIPA and other biometric-privacy laws; this isn't legal advice. Confirm your policy with counsel.