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Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faces
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
ClarityCheck, a people-search tool, left a database containing more than 9 million image files accessible without authorization, according to a report by Comparitech. The exposed database included photographs of people's faces collected through the company's reverse image search service. ClarityCheck's website describes the reverse image search feature as "private and secure." The company has not yet publicly disclosed the breach or issued a statement regarding access to the database.
