Cameras on inflight entertainment systems have been 'permanently disabled'

SIA reassured passengers Tuesday that cameras embedded in some of its inflight entertainment systems have been "permanently disabled" since they were installed. The airline added that it has no plans to use the embedded cameras. Its response comes after a flurry of complaints on social media by passengers who had spotted the cameras on SIA aircraft and raised concerns about their privacy. SIA said that the cameras were built into the hardware and provided by the equipment manufacturer. “Some of our newer inflight entertainment systems provided by the original equipment manufacturers do have a camera provisioned and embedded in the hardware," SIA said, adding that the manufacturers intended to use the cameras for future developments. <br/>