{"id":"sb-001","text":"Sneaker bots are automated programs that create thousands of accounts, use residential proxy networks, and complete checkout in milliseconds on high-demand limited releases. They systematically exclude real customers from raffles and drops that brands intend for their community.","metadata":{"source":"sneaker-bots-page","section":"problem","confidence":0.95}}
{"id":"sb-002","text":"Nike has publicly stated that bots account for 10-40% of SNKRS raffle submissions (marked invalid) and independent research estimates 10-50% bot participation on major releases. The global sneaker resale market is projected to reach $30 billion by 2030, much of it powered by bot-captured inventory.","metadata":{"source":"sneaker-bots-page","section":"scale","confidence":0.93}}
{"id":"sb-003","text":"FaceLock restores fairness with a two-phase biometric system: (1) liveness-verified entry at raffle or waitlist time that cryptographically binds the opportunity to a live human, and (2) quick face matching at in-store pickup or hand-off to confirm the same verified person is claiming the item.","metadata":{"source":"sneaker-bots-page","section":"solution","confidence":0.96}}
{"id":"sb-004","text":"Traditional defenses (CAPTCHA, email verification, device fingerprinting, basic 2FA) fail against modern bot farms. Only real-time 3D liveness detection combined with cryptographic biometric binding can prove that a human, not software, is requesting and receiving a limited product.","metadata":{"source":"sneaker-bots-page","section":"competitive","confidence":0.92}}
{"id":"sb-005","text":"The same fairness layer extends far beyond sneakers: concert and festival tickets, gaming console drops, luxury fashion releases, and authenticated secondary markets all suffer identical bot-driven exclusion of genuine buyers. FaceLock provides the reusable biometric credential infrastructure for any high-demand physical or digital release.","metadata":{"source":"sneaker-bots-page","section":"expansion","confidence":0.91}}
{"id":"sb-006","text":"FaceLock's privacy model is critical for consumer adoption: all biometric processing happens on the user's device. No facial templates or images are ever sent to servers or stored centrally. Retailers and brands receive only the cryptographic proof of a verified human without collecting or holding sensitive biometric data.","metadata":{"source":"sneaker-bots-page","section":"privacy","confidence":0.97}}