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Your Face Belongs to Us: The Secretive Startup Dismantling Your Privacy

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Economy & Business

*AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK*

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024 LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023 A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR

'A parable for our times' FINANCIAL TIMES, Best Books of 2023

'Gripping' THE TIMES, Best Technology Books of 2023 ______________________________________________________________________

What if you could be identified by anyone with just a blurry photo? When Kashmir Hill stumbled upon Clearview AI in 2019, a facial recognition platform with an alleged 98.6% accuracy rate, the implications were terrifying. But that was just the beginning. Clearview AI would quickly rise to the top, sharing its app with billionaires, law enforcement and even Hollywood actors. In this gripping true story, Hill dives deep into its shadowy journey, and explores how facial recognition technology is already a part of our everyday lives – and where it’s going next. ______________________________________________________________________

‘The dystopian future portrayed in some science-fiction movies is already upon us. Kashmir Hill’s fascinating book brings home the scary implications of this new reality’ JOHN CARREYROU, author of Bad Blood

'I loved this. A dark and gripping story, meticulously researched and stylishly told' JENNY KLEEMAN, author of Sex Robots & Vegan Meat

'A walk down the street will not quite feel the same again' THE ECONOMIST

© 2023 Simon & Schuster Audio UK (Audiobook): 9781398522602

Release date

Audiobook: 28 September 2023

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