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by saryant 4035 days ago
The onboard wi-fi and IFE are provided by external vendors (Panasonic, LiveTV, etc) and United probably doesn't want to pay for their bugs.
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jfaat 4035 days ago
More importantly, I think they are trying to avoid giving any incentive to hack a plane mid-flight. The policy also stated that criminal actions may be persued in cases of attempting to access these systems.
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NoMoreNicksLeft 4035 days ago
Whether or not they pay bounties for them, they're definitely paying for them.
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