A selfie of a wall
is not a clock-in
Selfie clock-in only works if the selfie shows a person. CGuardPro can check that a face is present in the photo taken at clock-in — and you decide whether a missing face is ignored, flagged to supervisors or sent back for a retake.
Real product screenshots
Short answer
Selfie clock-in verification asks the officer for a photo when starting the shift. CGuardPro can check that the photo actually contains a face, so a picture of a finger, a wall or the ceiling is caught. It does not identify who the person is: there is no facial recognition or biometric matching. The company chooses one of three modes: off, flag for review, or require a retake.
At a glance
- Checks
- That a face is present in the photo
- Does not
- Identify the person or store biometric templates
- Modes
- Off (default), flag, enforce
- Flag mode
- Marks the record and alerts supervisors
- Enforce mode
- Asks for a retake; after 3 tries in 15 min it lets the officer in, flagged
Why selfies alone don’t prove much
Photos of nothing
A thumb over the lens or the ceiling of a car satisfies a selfie requirement that nobody checks.
Reviewing every photo by hand
Hundreds of clock-ins a day are not going to be inspected one by one.
Biometrics bring legal risk
Face matching raises consent and privacy obligations many companies do not want to take on.
How the check works
The officer takes the selfie
Clock-in asks for a photo as part of the shift start, as usual.
Face presence is checked
The photo is checked for the presence of a face — not for who it is.
Your policy decides
Off ignores it, flag marks the record and notifies supervisors, enforce asks for another photo.
Never stuck at the door
In enforce mode, after three attempts in fifteen minutes the officer gets in and the record is flagged.
What you get
- Catches selfies with no person in them
- No facial recognition, no biometric database
- Three modes to match your policy
- Supervisors alerted only when it matters
- Officers are never locked out of their shift
- Applies to guards and supervisors alike
Frequently asked questions
Is this facial recognition? +
No. The check only detects whether a face is present in the photo. It does not compare faces or identify anyone.
Is it on by default? +
No. It starts off; the company turns it on in payroll settings and chooses flag or enforce.
What happens in flag mode? +
The clock-in goes through, the record is marked, and supervisors receive an alert to review it.
Can an officer be blocked from working? +
No. In enforce mode the officer is asked to retake the photo, and after three tries in fifteen minutes the clock-in is accepted and flagged.
Make the selfie mean something
Book a demo and see the face check in each of its three modes.