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Re:New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in ec... by tootie on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @08:55AM (#21752408)
It sounds like the author is misunderstanding a bit. This isn't facial recognition, it's facial detection. Distinguishing a sleeping face and an awake face doesn't require the face to be identified. Also, I'd be shocked if there aren't already cameras covering every square inch of modern airplane cabins. Also also, you can't get on a plane without showing ID and boarding pass with a seat number, so it's not like they don't already know exactly who is sitting where.
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Re:New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in ec... by avian on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @09:01AM (#21752460)
> I'd be shocked if there aren't already cameras covering every square inch of modern airplane cabins

Now that you mention it, I don’t recall ever seeing a camera on an airplane before. I see them on busses and trains, airports and stations. But not in aircraft cabins. If they’re there, they must be better hidden than in other places.

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Re:New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in ec... by aasasd on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @09:08AM (#21752515)
IIRC some dude found a camera right next to the screen before him. Apparently those cams are pretty well known—just search for ‘plane seat camera’.

E.g. cams being tested, from eleven years ago: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/06/more_on_airpl...

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Re:New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in ec... by sean-duffy on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @10:02AM (#21753071)
I believe they're included as standard in the infotainment systems on modern aircraft. It's up to the airline if they decide to use it or not.
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Re:New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in ec... by Pigo on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @09:08AM (#21752513)
Yeah it seems like one of the few places people would be willing to trade some privacy for security, and they aren't doing it. Maybe because they don't want to end the mile high club.

It's probably a financial decision, everything about modern commercial aircraft is designed around getting the cheapest tickets possible.

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Re:New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in ec... by hvoiiita on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @09:41AM (#21752846)
I was flying through Schiphol airport and they had facial recognition entering the gate. It scanned my face and then brought up my passport.

Facial recognition is already here and in some capacity being used for flight travel.

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Re:New airplane seat design to make it easier to sleep in ec... by tootie on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @01:42PM (#21755462)
For customs or the airline?
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