When you're testing the system we show you extra information.


When we take a selfie besides capturing the distinguishing features of your face we also try to take a guess at your age, gender and hair colour.  This is known as biometrics and we use these to match to your Photo ID.  Now this is not an exact science and even humans get these things wrong!   Nevertheless, we thought we’d let you know our best guess and you can see this by swiping up while looking at the selfie on screen.  If you want some fun, see how young you can make yourself look – and please forgive us if we get it wrong.  It’s only a computer, not a life coach!


Does trying to cheat the selfie undermine the whole point of the system??  Well, no!  Spotlite is about helping you collect evidence of compliance and setting basic control standards.  Artificial intelligence is not the same as real intelligence and computers will never better humans.   We have some checks and balances later down the line, so if you want to have some fun in the meantime, why not!   All it means is that you might have to take the selfie again if you have managed to make yourself look about 10!