

No. Most cameras have filters to cut non-visible light.
And any EM that passes through a mask is probably going to pass through flesh too. And any EM that’s transmitted and not reflected means it can’t be imaged by a sensor.
Very thin fabric, like a thin white T-shirt, can be transparent to IR in bright sunlight. But that’s a fairly rare case.
So not exactly for his own benefit. Doesn’t say who manages the account.
Sometimes the ownership is through a fund, too, but this sounds like direct ownership.