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

Informationen zum Autor Kashmir Hill is an award-winning technology reporter at The New York Times. She is interested in how technology is shaping our lives and impacting our privacy, and has written for publications including The New Yorker, The Washington Post and Forbes. Your Face Belongs to Us is her first book. Klappentext *SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024**LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023* '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   Zusammenfassung A thrilling investigation into the secret world of facial recognition technology from an award-winning journalist

Product details

• Authors: Kashmir Hill, KASHMIR HILL
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.2023
• EAN: 9781398509177
• ISBN: 978-1-398-50917-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Artificial Intelligence, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electronics / Digital, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, Business ethics & social responsibility, SCIENCE / Ethics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Impact of science & technology on society, History of specific companies / corporate history, Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments, Impact of science and technology on society, Business ethics and social responsibility, Ethical & social aspects of IT, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies