Attach the camera to the American professor's head

At first glance, you might think this is a joke, but in fact a US photography professor will implant a small camera in the back of the skull over the next few weeks to record the activities that are happening behind him.

Photography professor Wafaa Bidal. Photo: University of New York.

Wafaa Bilal , a professor of photography at New York University in China, will undergo an operation in the coming weeks to install a camera the size of a thumb at the back of his head, according to the Wall Street Journal. . His colleagues say he did this at the request of Mathaf, a contemporary Arabian art museum in Qatar. The images recorded by the camera will be transmitted to the visitors in the Mathaf Museum. Within one year, the camera will take a snapshot of the camera every one minutes.

A press release from the Mathaf Museum says Bidal's introduction of the camera is part of an art project called " The 3rd ." The purpose of the project is to show the ' elusive' Time and human inability to retain memory and experience . "Bidal's photographs will be on display at the museum's inaugural next month.

As Bidal teaches three courses this semester and will teach in the spring of next year, his special camera not only records his personal activities and his interactions with students.

This is what makes New York University's individual privacy advocates and regulators concerned. " We do not want students to be tracked repeatedly, because it's not a good education environment ," said Fred Ritchin, dean of the arts department.

John Beckman, a spokesman for the school, said Bidal had announced plans to mount the camera in his head to the administration and present the project of the Mathaf Museum several months ago. ' The school is studying regulations for using Bidal's camera on campus ,' Beckman said.

In talks with students, Professor Bidal announced his plans to students and pledged to cover the camera with the lid when on campus. Many suggested he turn off the camera when appearing in the buildings of New York University.