Wilshire@lemmy.worldcake to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoUnited Airlines passengers to see targeted ads on seat-back screenswww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square254fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareYou999@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days 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-squareCelestus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days 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-up0·22 days 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-squarewavebeam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoI highly doubt that, the compute on these tablets is straight trash.
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.
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/
I highly doubt that, the compute on these tablets is straight trash.