US senators want passenger surveillance data from airlines
US Senators Jeff Merkley and John Kennedy are asking US airlines to provide information about whether they use cameras to monitor passengers, following a report by CNN in March that raised questions about the tiny cameras passengers have spotted in IFE systems. The senators have given 8 US carriers—Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines—1 month to answer the lawmakers’ questions about their use of the cameras. “We are alarmed by reports that airlines may be using cameras on IFE systems to monitor passengers,” the senators wrote. “Should these reports of the use of undisclosed cameras on IFE systems be true, it would be a serious breach of privacy.” <br/>
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US senators want passenger surveillance data from airlines
US Senators Jeff Merkley and John Kennedy are asking US airlines to provide information about whether they use cameras to monitor passengers, following a report by CNN in March that raised questions about the tiny cameras passengers have spotted in IFE systems. The senators have given 8 US carriers—Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines—1 month to answer the lawmakers’ questions about their use of the cameras. “We are alarmed by reports that airlines may be using cameras on IFE systems to monitor passengers,” the senators wrote. “Should these reports of the use of undisclosed cameras on IFE systems be true, it would be a serious breach of privacy.” <br/>
