'World's most disturbing website' can find every photo of you that exists on web

18 April 2023 , 09:36

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A new facial recognition tool claims to be able to find any picture of you that exists on the Internet using advanced AI (Image: Getty Images)

A new website dubbed a "super creepy stalker's dream" claims it can find every photo of any person that has ever existed online.

The facial recognition site can apparently help you track down all your images that have ever been posted.

But it's good news if you want some of the less flattering snaps removed from cyberspace for ever.

PimEyes lets you find images containing your face and "permanently erase" them from websites.

Described as a way to help people find themselves on the internet and stay protected from "scammers, identity thieves, or people who use your image illegally", the idea has had a mixed reaction.

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Inventors say it can protect from "scammers, identity thieves, or people who use your image illegally" (Pimeyes)

It works a bit like Google's reverse image search tool but is apparently much more sophisticated, the DailyStar reports.

Using image recognition AI to pick your face out of a crowd with ease,

It means you could upload a photo of yourself and use it to find any embarrassing old photos, or even random crowd shots that you've somehow managed to photobomb without realising.

But tool doesn't come cheap, however.

Its PROtect subscription costs a whopping £77.31 per month while the "Advanced" version clocks in at £289.96.

But it has been called the "disturbing AI website on the internet" (Pimeyes)

However, that'll give you access to unlimited image searches as well as access to the websites hosting your photo.

The company behind PimEyes argue that it "has never been and is not a tool to establish the identity or details of any individual".

Instead, it is designed to help people find images of themselves on "publicly accessible websites".

Despite being criticised as "creepy", PimEyes has also been praised by people for improving their privacy online.

One Twitter influencer, Kristen Ruby, said: "I like PimEyes. The tool is controversial - but it is one of the best tools for finding who has used my face without my consent. I then send takedown notices."

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She added: "It's disturbing but extremely valuable."

Ciaran Daly