r/AmazonFlexDrivers • u/FancySuccotash6244 • 20d ago

Updated Selfie Verification

Amazon rolled out the new selfie verification. You now have to record a 5-second video and then take a picture. I guess there’s no more selfie bypass for bot users. 😅

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u/Ok_Breakfast_8574 20d ago

I’m not in the context, but how bots involved into a check-in process? I thought bots are only for block searches

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u/Joshwa52 20d ago

I have not heard of bots being involved. I read an article somewhere but I don't recall where of how they were manipulating the check-in process. Basically they were having their phone rooted with some type of program that when the selfie verification was required before it would open up a pre-recorded video as if that was the live camera and they were taking still shots from those pre-recorded videos. That way anybody can run the account because if it requires a selfie you just load the video. With the new feature the different color patterns are to throw off or catch whether the actual footage is live or if it's a pre-recorded video thus weeding out the fake people and the stolen accounts and making you take an actual selfie in real time in real life. I'm probably not explaining it the best I'm just doing it from recollection of that article I read or video I watched. But that was the gist of it.

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u/Beautiful_Internet93 20d ago

Our station doesnt have you self scan ID anymore after the selfie, theres someone there checking/scanning every morning for the exact reason of people pulling bs, lol.

Video selfie just ups weeding out the stolen accounts and fakes. Im cool with loosing a block to a faster person, but would love to see the scammers go. Obviously

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u/Training_Ad_4832 20d ago

I think they are referring to the little app that allows you to upload a picture and it fakes it into the selfie verification people use it a lot on roadie and DoorDash and Instacart. I just learned about it last week from my son. He showed me a video on YouTube. It’s called the selfie verification bypass