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Asking because of Air India 171. Pilots and their unions are objecting to it because of "privacy" reasons. What do you think about it?

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[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

In cab recording is becoming increasingly common in some industries. For instance, the US trucking industry.

I would argue that the effectiveness depends a lot on the goals and attitude behind it. If the goal is to penalize the operator (driver/pilot/engineer/etc.) for every single infraction then it's just a huge waste of money. If the goal is to retain the best operators and help build a culture of safety then I can potentially see some value there.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Its brought in for safety reasons, all very valid and worthwhile, and 2 weeks later theyre watching the cameras live and giving pilots disciplinary meetings for drinking water on company time.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Exactly, I'm torn on this because as a privacy advocate it's a nightmare, but for safety reasons I think it might be helpful. I think that if the video recording is solely for the FAA to look at in the event of a crash like a black box, and not the employer, then maybe? There was an article recently about retail employees having to wear cameras and I thought that sounded like a disaster. It's super dystopian having to wear a camera so that big brother can watch you and make sure you're doing every little thing correctly at your job. If the company has access I have the feeling that's exactly what it would be used for.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

retain best operators

That is pretty much the exact same attitude that will make people hate it and try to cheat and what not.