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Related: About this forumAirline seats now equipped with cameras -- aimed at passengers
Source: Associated Press
Airline seats now equipped with cameras aimed at passengers
Published: Feb 23, 2019 10:36 a.m. ET
Now there is one more place where cameras could start watching you from 30,000 feet.
Newer seat-back entertainment systems on some airplanes operated by American Airlines AAL, +1.46% , United Airlines UAL, +0.66% and Singapore Airlines SINGY, +3.21% have cameras, and its likely they are also on planes used by other carriers.
American, United and Singapore all said Friday that they have never activated the cameras and have no plans to use them.
However, companies that make the entertainment systems are installing cameras to offer future options such as seat-to-seat video conferencing, according to an American Airlines spokesman.
A passenger on a Singapore flight posted a photo of the seat-back display last week, and the tweet was shared several hundred times and drew media notice. Buzzfeed first reported that the cameras are also on some American planes.
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Published: Feb 23, 2019 10:36 a.m. ET
Now there is one more place where cameras could start watching you from 30,000 feet.
Newer seat-back entertainment systems on some airplanes operated by American Airlines AAL, +1.46% , United Airlines UAL, +0.66% and Singapore Airlines SINGY, +3.21% have cameras, and its likely they are also on planes used by other carriers.
American, United and Singapore all said Friday that they have never activated the cameras and have no plans to use them.
However, companies that make the entertainment systems are installing cameras to offer future options such as seat-to-seat video conferencing, according to an American Airlines spokesman.
A passenger on a Singapore flight posted a photo of the seat-back display last week, and the tweet was shared several hundred times and drew media notice. Buzzfeed first reported that the cameras are also on some American planes.
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Read more: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/airline-seats-now-equipped-with-cameras-aimed-at-passengers-2019-02-23
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Eugene
Feb 2019
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Lithos
(26,563 posts)1. Hmm - sounds like tape will be part of my travel gear I pack
n/t
What are you up to during your flights?
(snarky wink)
Chipper Chat
(10,548 posts)3. No more scratching my ass.
Major Nikon
(36,922 posts)7. Does solo count for the mile high club?
StTimofEdenRoc
(445 posts)5. I am fine with it, but only if they disclose it.
My TV asked me if I wanted to turn off the microphone .... I did not know it had one.
katmondoo
(6,520 posts)6. I am happy I never fly anymore
I love trains but in this country it not really much of an option
natheo
(83 posts)8. not just a camera
Most likely it comes with a built-in mic also.