Why Movement Prompts Are Required During Verification

During identity verification, the INMYNAMEKYC app may ask you to turn your head, follow a dot on the screen, or complete small movements. These are called liveness prompts, and they are an essential part of making sure that the person completing the check is a real, live human being — not a deepfake, screen recording, or spoof attempt.

These prompts protect both you and your law firm by ensuring your identity is verified safely, accurately, and securely.

What is liveness detection?

Liveness detection is a security process that confirms a real person is present in front of the camera.

Fraudsters often attempt to use:

Deepfake videos
Photos of a screen
Masks
Recorded footage
AI-generated images

Because these can mimic still images, simple selfies are no longer enough. Liveness prompts introduce randomness that artificial media cannot replicate.

Why movement prompts are necessary

Movement prompts:

Prevent deepfake injection attacks
Stop fraudsters from using pre-recorded videos
Ensure your selfie is genuinely captured in real-time
Confirm natural facial movement and depth
Make it harder for criminals to impersonate someone else

These checks take only a few seconds but significantly increase your security.

What types of prompts might you see?

You may be asked to:

Turn your head left or right
Look up or down
Blink naturally
Follow an on-screen dot
Hold still for a moment

These actions help verify depth, motion, lighting, and genuine human responses.

Tips for completing prompts successfully

Hold your phone at eye level
Keep your face centred
Use natural lighting where possible
Remove glasses if they cause reflections
Follow the on-screen instructions slowly and naturally