Time for me to whip out my trusty old Black Sheet’o’Paper and masking tape…
This should count as violation of human rights. You’re chained to the seat for hours and have no other option than look at this screen or force your eyes closed. Holy shit, people should get really mad.
I need to start a business selling rectangular shaped covers for these displays. I’ll even make one that serves as a holder for an iPad, so you can substitute your own screen.
I fold the slight safety manual and hang it over the screen with a tab, inserted into the folding gap above the screen.
Duct tape
Make them magnetically attach to the screen.
You can turn off the TV dude
In my experience, that’s only temporary. The screen will always wake up again on United flights.
I wasn’t aware they glued your eyelids and head directly facing the screen
Found the boot licker
You can literally not watch things if you don’t want to.
Read a book.
🥾👅
Boot licking is when you are not easily distracted by shiny lights.
It’s when you suck oligarch cock
Y’all behave like they put a gun up to your head and force you to watch them ads lmao.
It’s mental how the simple thought of maybe do something else than watch the ads is met with such hostility lmao.
You know what doesn’t have ads (yet, anyway)? Mother fucking books.
You know what you can take on a plane with you? A mother fucking book.
Read a book.
So I am going to sit down and the screen will be full of penis enlargement pills? What will all the hot singles in the area think?
If you’re getting targeted ads for penis enlargement pills, then the system thinks you have a small pp. If this is an error, you should submit photographic evidence to their office to prove you don’t have a small pp.
Insert penis here
You’ll be in a new city by supper. Who cares what they think?
And I’m sure this in no way will invade people’s privacy.
“Hmm, why is the anti-queer politician sitting next to me being served dozens of male underwear ads? Hmmmm…”
“Why is my daughter receiving ads for newborn diapers? Hmmm…”
“Why is my neighbor receiving ads for anger management? Hmmm…”
Why is my neighbor receiving ads for anger management?
He probably gets aggressive when seeing to many ads
TRAAAAAIIIIIIIINS.
I’ve heard they are great to cross oceans.
Distance between mainland Eurasia and mainland North America is 86 km. But you will have to use 1520 mm gauge.
I wish I had train options where I live
Finally I won’t miss a moment of pornhub.
Airline passengers should have confidence that their personal information is not being shared improperly with third parties […]
So they are only shared properly with third parties? Great!
Can you turn the screens off? I haven’t flown in 5 years, but I just watched stuff off of my tablet instead.
You can, but I’ve stopped ever using them because the screen completely stops for every. Single. Announcement.
And now you can have your phone out for take off and landings, so yea no thanks I’ll stick with my device that keeps working when they’re making some random announcement about drinks or some shit
If you still can, they’ll find ways to disable the option to turn them off, because it’s time you don’t watch an ad.
In my experience yes, but some planes ive notice they turn back on each time there is an announcement, so depending on how many it can be annoying. Eother way advertising is a cancer that plagues our lives more and more.
More to consider when selecting an airline. Greedy fuckers, I hope their stock takes a nosedive thanks to this
It’ll probably take a small dip and then rise quite a bit once profits from implementing it start rolling in
And if it succesful, or at least passenger doesn’t boycott them over it, it is just a question of time until other airlines adds it as well
Seriously. It’s nearly a sure thing. I should buy on Monday and see how it goes. People are sleepwalking about adtech shit so they’ll continue to fly United. There’s already a dude in this thread telling people to chill and just don’t fly if they don’t like it. The ad revenue should be pretty juicy, too. They have a bored captive audience identified by full name and credit card number.
‘Capitalism breeds innovation’
The innovation
i read the article and it didn’t seem to state. how will they target me? using the personal info I’m required to give them to book my flight? the origin and destinations and seat location? these are entirely different kinds of metrics. one is far more invasive. and is it tying into larger models they’ve purchased from like google or something? this is stupid and i hate it.
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
Until proven otherwise, I’d assume the worst. They know your identity to travel, and they link it with profiles from all the major ad networks.
I think you’re spot on. In addition to needing to hand over your passport or state ID, your credit card, your email and phone number, what else would they need to target you?
Imagine if you’re using your airline branded credit card to get free miles or a seat upgrade and they know all your purchase history.
It is a matter of time before they figure out how to do targeted ads in dreams.
If they do that, I will laser the optics off soviet early warning satellites and start thevnuclear holocaust. I think everyone would like that !
I’m sure they’ll have an option where you can pay for them to go away …
Basic economy will eventually only let you select any ad in their library. Actual content is for regular economy passengers only!
Nothing that some Self Adhesive Vinyl can’t fix. They’ll have to deal with getting it off the screen afterwards too. Want to fine me for it? Then tell me where you got the data, because I didn’t consent to you having my data.
You bought the ticket right?
Calling into United:
Hey I see you charged me $400 for a replacement screen? Tell me, where did you buy the targeted ad data you used to display ads on that screen? Oh, an agency that I signed terms and conditions for at some point? Shit, alright then.
I mean, fuck United tho and they will not be getting and damn money from me.
You probably did/do consent at some point, but nobody reads the fine print.
The little guy always wins!
In david and goliath, david won. In the tortoise and the hare, the tortoise won. Rey Mysterio vs the 2006 Royal Rumble, Rey Mysterio won.
Hmmmm, you may be onto something!
That’s what I’m saying! And I’m sure we could make up dozens more stories too.
Airlines in America really suck, I feel like we have much better options here in Europe
Yup.
My last flight a year ago was so bad I’m just going to drive from now on. I don’t care if I have to take an extra day of PTO.
…that will now reflect the information United has compiled on individual travelers, like where they live and destinations they’ve traveled to.
I, for one, can’t wait to have my personal info proudly displayed to whatever randos they seat next to me! /s