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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Polyguard: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/polyguard/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/polyguard/",
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  "title": "Polyguard: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "Polyguard is on the AI hiring software map. We record 1 dated launch or event for it. The latest is dated Aug. 11, 2025.",
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    "summary": "\"Fake candidates never make it into your pipeline.\" New York identity company with two hiring products. PreScreen runs a phone-based presence, ID, face and location check before an application reaches recruiters, with Greenhouse, Rippling and Workday integrations. ScreenTest verifies the candidate before and during Zoom and Teams interviews without bots or recording. Every check yields a signed, timestamped Transaction Affidavit. Biometrics stay on the candidate's device.",
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