Free GACS Shield · your online image
Protect my online image, likeness, and reputation
Free GACS Shield to defend your name, face, and voice online — detect deepfakes, catch photo theft, and take down impersonator accounts before they damage your reputation.
Continuous scans
We watch your online image for clones of your handle, photo, and bio.
Instant alerts
Get an email the moment an impersonator appears — before your audience does.
Verified badge
A public GACS badge your followers can check to know the account is really you.
What we protect creators, professionals, and public figures from
Photo theft on impersonator accounts
Scammers steal your headshots and profile pictures to build fake accounts that look exactly like you.
AI deepfakes using your face or voice
AI can generate video and audio of you saying things you never said — often used in extortion and investment scams.
Reputation attacks on scam-report sites
Malicious actors post fake complaints designed to rank in Google searches for your name.
How to protect your your online image account (5 minutes)
- 1Fingerprint your photos with Image ShieldUpload your key headshots — we scan across social platforms for stolen or lightly-edited copies.
- 2Register your name and handles with Shield watchlistWe monitor social media, deepfake dumps, and public web mentions for impersonations.
- 3Claim your GACS public badgeA public gacs.app/badge/<handle> URL lets anyone confirm the real you in one tap.
- 4Set up a Google Alert alongside GACSCombine our specialist monitoring with Google Alerts for full-web coverage of your name.
- 5Publish a verification post pinned across your accountsState your only handles, only website, and what you'll never do — makes takedowns faster later.
Get alerted the moment a clone appears
Add your your online image handle to your free Shield watchlist. We'll email you the moment we detect an impersonator.
FAQ
Can you actually detect AI deepfakes of me?
Yes — Image Shield uses perceptual hashing plus AI-vision similarity so lightly-edited or AI-regenerated versions of your photos still match.
What if my photos are already all over the web?
We baseline the current state, then alert only on NEW appearances so you're not flooded with historical noise.
Is this free?
Yes. Basic image and name monitoring is free and ad-free. Enhanced Image Shield for creators unlocks more scans and faster takedowns.
Can you take content down?
We generate DMCA and platform-specific takedown packets you can submit in one click. Most non-compliant hosts remove content in 48–72 hours.
Everything for your online image lives inside your Shield & Vault
When you activate, your your online image handle gets the exact same protection stack we ship for X — no platform is a second-class citizen.
- Continuous your online image impersonator scans (fuzzy handle, avatar & bio match)
- Instant email + in-app alerts when a new clone appears
- Encrypted Evidence Vault — screenshots, URLs, timestamps, chain of custody
- One-tap report packets pre-filled with platform-specific policy language
- Public verification badge at gacs.app/badge/<handle>
- Watchlist history + monthly protection report (PDF)
Protect your other accounts too
One free Shield covers every handle you add. Scammers rarely clone just one platform — lock the rest down while you're here.
How we integrate with your online image
Image Shield uses reverse-image search across Google Images, Bing Visual Search, Yandex, and TinEye, plus perceptual-hash matching against public social profiles. Optionally connect Instagram, TikTok, X, or YouTube (read-only OAuth) inside your Shield to also scan against your own posted content so we can distinguish legitimate reposts from impersonators.
Upgrade when you need more
Scanner Pro
$19/mo
Daily deep scans, pre-filled your online image report forms, PDF evidence bundles, 30 follower scans/mo.
Go ProShield Platinum
$59/mo
7 protected handles across any platform, daily auto-sweeps, watermarked complaints, concierge takedowns run by our team.
See PlatinumRelated
- Protect your followers from impersonators
Free Shield for creators — alerts, badge, and a report tool your audience can use.
- Shield tiers & pricing
Compare Free, Pro, and Platinum protection.
- How protection grows your following
Why a verified, monitored handle is a growth asset, not just a defense.
- Image Shield
Stop fake accounts using your photos and likeness.
- Free social handle scanner
Check any handle for impersonators in seconds.
- Most impersonated accounts
See which creators and brands scammers are cloning right now.
- Verify any social account
Cross-check profiles before you trust a DM.
- Creator safety toolkit
Everything a creator needs to lock down their audience.
Authoritative sources
Independent primary sources used to check and corroborate the guidance on this page.
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
Official US channel for reporting internet-enabled fraud and cybercrime.
- US Federal Trade Commission — ReportFraud
Consumer fraud reporting and published enforcement data.
- UK Action Fraud
UK national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime.
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
Canada's central repository for fraud reports and scam alerts.
