Wilshire@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoUnited Airlines passengers to see targeted ads on seat-back screenswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square266fedilinkarrow-up1817arrow-down111
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minus-squareYou999@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoDoes united use the same in flight entertainment system as Delta? If united does they are probably tracking you using the facial detection camera on the seats.
minus-squarewavebeam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoI highly doubt that, the compute on these tablets is straight trash.
minus-squareCelestus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·5 months agoThat is a proximity sensor. It allows the touch buttons on the bezel to light up when your hand approaches
minus-squareYou999@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoNo it’s actually a facial recognition camera… https://gizmodo.com/united-and-delta-cover-their-seatback-cameras-in-bid-to-1834381804 https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/02/26/some-delta-flights-have-cameras-in-seat-back.html https://www.dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/2019/02/24/american-delta-and-united-swear-they-ve-never-used-those-seatback-cameras-staring-at-you/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2019/03/01/some-airlines-have-cameras-installed-back-passengers-seats/3022742002/
minus-squareCelestus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoInteresting. I guess it does both
Does united use the same in flight entertainment system as Delta? If united does they are probably tracking you using the facial detection camera on the seats.
I highly doubt that, the compute on these tablets is straight trash.
That is a proximity sensor. It allows the touch buttons on the bezel to light up when your hand approaches
No it’s actually a facial recognition camera…
https://gizmodo.com/united-and-delta-cover-their-seatback-cameras-in-bid-to-1834381804
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/02/26/some-delta-flights-have-cameras-in-seat-back.html
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/local-companies/2019/02/24/american-delta-and-united-swear-they-ve-never-used-those-seatback-cameras-staring-at-you/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2019/03/01/some-airlines-have-cameras-installed-back-passengers-seats/3022742002/
Interesting. I guess it does both