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> First of all, I wouldn't want random people in the airport to see my personal info If I understand the tech, they have to be right on top of you to see what
by GekkePrutser 4y ago
> First of all, I wouldn't want random people in the airport to see my personal info
If I understand the tech, they have to be right on top of you to see what you see. Each display is supposed to be able to show 100 feeds to 100 different people at the same time.
Totally agree with you on the creepiness though.
- davesque 4y agoYeah, who knows? Maybe the positional display tech works better than I imagine. I guess if it could narrow the viewing angle down to the eyes on a person's face, there wouldn't be much of a concern. But I have so many other questions. For example, does standing further away from it effectively broaden the viewing angle for a specific view? Maybe that could lead again to privacy issues. But I should admit that the viewing angle tech is pretty neat. Maybe there could be other interesting applications for it.
- eastbound 4y agoAnd if the system is not properly re-tuned some of the time, like most tech that requires precision, could it happen that it shows the information exactly 5° next to you, but never to you?
- googlryas 4y agoWhat exactly will someone do if they find out what airplane you're getting on?
- bergenty 4y agoI don’t want random people knowing my name. You can look up a lot of information about a person with a name.
- GekkePrutser 4y agoYes this. Even a first name. I work in a 200k employee company and I'm the only person there with my first name. Not everyone is named Fred or John :)
- jjulius 4y agoOff the top of my head, someone fleeing a domestic abuser wouldn't want the abuser to see where they are headed. Stalkers, harassers, etc. There are plenty of reasons why people might want to keep such information private.
- thrashh 4y agoIf your stalker knew you were taking a flight and bought an airplane ticket just to get pass security and is currently right behind you — after you have opted into this — you’re in big trouble already.
- mbrameld 4y agoIf they're in the airport terminal looking at the same screen you are, can't they just watch which gate you use to board your flight? There's a big screen right by it that tells everyone who can see it where you're going.
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- googlryas 4y agoThey can just follow you to your gate.
- GrumpyNl 4y agoThe video shows otherwise, i don't know if it is manipulated, but its filmed from behind the person looking at the board.
- GekkePrutser 4y agoOh good point, I didn't watch that yet. You're right, it seems to be pretty wide, especially when she walks away. I wonder how they manage to do 100 simultaneous feeds with such poor accuracy though. But perhaps this is a "best case scenario".
- Findecanor 4y agoIf someone else is too close to me, couldn't that person's feed block mine? What about groups of people travelling together, standing together? Which person's feed gets priority? Also, there's the chance that I'll meet up with someone I know that I usually keep polite relations with, but which I may not want to share my itinerary with. It is not reasonable that I should be avoiding them on the floor just to keep them away from reading my feed.
- googlryas 4y agoThen don't opt in for the service? Pretty easy.
- practice9 4y agoIs it creepier than the airport security team looking at you on their displays?