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British Airways Plans To Google Passengers

Posted by timothy on from the only-miscreants-and-terrorists-would-object dept.

itwbennett writes "British Airways wants to be the airline where everybody knows your name. The idea behind the 'Know Me' program is that by using Google Images to ID passengers, they'll be able to recreate the 'feeling of recognition you get in a favourite restaurant,' Jo Boswell, head of customer analysis at BA told the London Evening Standard. But the more privacy minded among us know that the airline could end up seeing a lot more than your face."

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  1. Reliability by __aaltlg1547 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course we all have unique names and faces and Google images contains only correctly tagged photos so this won't cause any confusion at all.

  2. Oh, great by Bill+Dimm · · Score: 5, Funny

    to recreate the 'feeling of recognition you get in a favourite restaurant'

    So, now the airline is going to spit in my food too?

  3. Not always a bad thing by Roger+W+Moore · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or what if it's the wrong person with your name?

    That's not always a bad thing - may be I'll get some free upgrades out of it! ;-)

  4. Re:What if your name doesn't come up? by Hognoxious · · Score: 5, Funny

    They don't want a flight attendant who sees Balmer having laptop problems to attempt to be friendly saying 'mine always crashes too', or similar.

    It's OK, the seats are bolted down quite firmly.

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    Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."