Wilshire@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUnited Airlines passengers to see targeted ads on seat-back screenswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square264linkfedilinkarrow-up1818arrow-down111
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minus-squareYou999linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year 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-up3·1 year agoI highly doubt that, the compute on these tablets is straight trash.
minus-squareCelestus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoThat is a proximity sensor. It allows the touch buttons on the bezel to light up when your hand approaches
minus-squareYou999linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year 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/
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