Forewarned is forearmed

The no‑trust trust engine

The internet made it easy to meet anyone. It also made it just as easy to pretend to be someone else.
Between connection and deception, there's a moment where you either feel safe or exposed, confident or conned.

You match with Mike from LA. He’s thoughtful, quick to respond, and the photos seem legit. You upload one image to Surfface. Seconds later, the truth starts to show. That same face shows up under a different name. Another flag reveals signs of AI generation. Mike isn’t Mike. And just like that, your heart and your wallet stay intact.

Digital impersonation isn’t rare. It’s a business. Billions are lost every year. But it’s not just about money. Reputations get ruined. Communities break. People lose things you can’t measure on a spreadsheet.

We believe trust shouldn’t be blind. We’re a responsible search and open-source intelligence technology company. Unlike others, we believe individuals deserve access to intelligence, or at the very least, the ability to identify what’s real. Everyone should have the tools to protect themselves and make informed decisions.

Our mission

To end digital impersonation and make honest connection easy for everyone.

To help people and businesses build trust, protect themselves,and unlock new opportunities.

But let’s clear something up.

There’s no magic here. We don’t hack. We don’t collect private data. We only use open-source, publicly available information. It’s all stuff anyone could find. The difference is, we know how to find it, read it, and make sense of it.

The problem we solve is...

Ordinary people don’t know how intelligently to search, extract, or compile information online. Cybercriminals, scammers, and bad actors, on the other hand, are experts at it. That imbalance leaves regular users vulnerable and unprotected. It's as if they’ve lost a second right in the digital world. And what happens online often leads to very real consequences offline.

We fix that.

We make open-source intelligence, or OSINT, accessible and responsible. We provide publicly available information to support you, but any conclusions or decisions are always yours to make. Since this data is open-source, it may be incomplete, outdated, or even incorrect. That’s why we don’t claim to have final answers. We’re simply a tool that helps you save time by making it easier to search, gather, and understand what’s already out there.

We don’t hand out answers. We give you context, signals, and clarity so you can make better decisions. We’re a time-saver. A second set of eyes. A flashlight when things get murky.

By lowering the risks in both digital and real-world interactions, we help build stronger trust between people. We promote conscious, responsible online behavior and encourage users to move toward greater digital awareness and maturity.

Surfface currently limits person-related information to social media profiles and image sources.
We prioritize legal and ethical standards. First we ensure compliance, then we release.

What’s next

We’re going deep. Not just into the deep web or dark web, but into raw logs, exposed leaks, and forgotten data trails. We’re building tools that find what’s out there and make it usable—but only for the people it concerns. We don't hand out such data to just anyone.

We surface it only for the individual, the person it’s about. So they can protect themselves. So they can act before harm is done.

To protect, we need to find first. We’re building the tools to make that possible.

Soon, our self-search product will launch, giving anyone the power to run their own digital check and reclaim peace of mind. Personal cybersecurity.

"Everywhere's people. Everything's about people. Everything's people."

Search process Mission Privacy & Requests Center

You may not use our service or the information it provides to make decisions about consumer credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or any other purpose that would require FCRA compliance. Surfface does not provide consumer reports and is not a consumer reporting agency. (These terms have special meanings under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 USC 1681 et seq., (“FCRA”), which are incorporated herein by reference.) Surfface does not make any representation or warranty about the accuracy of the information available through our website or about the character or integrity of the person about whom you inquire.