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In late 2019 Kashmir Hill, a technology reporter, received a tip about a small startup that claimed it could identify almost anyone from a single photograph, by matching their face against billions of images taken from the internet without permission. It was selling the tool quietly to police departments. When she tried to find out more, she discovered that the company could see that the police officers helping her had run her own face through it. Her report in The New York Times in January 2020 made Clearview AI famous. This guide covers her book and what to read next.
By Lisanne Swart · 1 books · Technology journalism · 2023 · Updated October 2026
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Quick answer
Kashmir Hill has published one book: Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It (2023), about Clearview AI and the rise of facial recognition. She is a technology reporter at The New York Times.
Where to Start with Kashmir Hill
Her one book
→ Your Face Belongs to Us (2023).
All 1 Kashmir Hill Books, in Order
Your Face Belongs to Us
The story of Clearview AI, the company that built a facial recognition app from billions of photos scraped from social media and sold it to police, and the wider history of the technology, from its early experiments to the people wrongly arrested because of false matches. Hill reconstructs how the company was founded and how it fought legal challenges.
How Many Books Did Kashmir Hill Write?
One book, published in 2023.
- Investigation — Your Face Belongs to Us (2023). Read the entries →
In What Order to Read Kashmir Hill
There is only one book. Her reporting for The New York Times continues the story.
A reading path
1. Your Face Belongs to Us (2023)
Quick facts about Kashmir Hill
- Works for
- The New York Times, technology reporter
- Previously
- Forbes, Gizmodo, Above the Law
- Broke
- The Clearview AI story, January 2020
- Book
- Your Face Belongs to Us (2023)
How Kashmir Hill Works: Testing It on Herself
Hill often reports on technology by trying it on herself, and her Clearview investigation began with the discovery that the company was tracking searches for her own face.
Her book combines that investigation with the longer history of facial recognition and with the people affected, from privacy campaigners to those misidentified by the software.
Kashmir Hill on Your Face Belongs to Us, on Fresh Air
Listen to the interview on NPR's Fresh Air →
Kashmir Hill talks to Terry Gross about Clearview AI and facial recognition, Fresh Air, September 2023.Frequently asked questions about Kashmir Hill's books
How many books has Kashmir Hill written?
Kashmir Hill has written one book, Your Face Belongs to Us (2023).
What is Your Face Belongs to Us about?
Your Face Belongs to Us (2023) is about Clearview AI, a startup that built a facial recognition tool from billions of online photos and sold it to police, and about what such technology means for privacy.
Who exposed Clearview AI?
Kashmir Hill exposed Clearview AI in an article in The New York Times in January 2020.
Footnotes
Bibliography last verified 1 October 2026.
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