Isn't that considered invasion of privacy? I mean, they track your movements without you knowing it. Good thing that don't happen to me when I rent a car in Israel with Avis and I include GPS service.
Car rental GPS speeding fines targeted by NY Senate
Date: Thursday, 10. December 2009
Last year, New Haven, CT resident James Turner rented a car from ACME rental company and was shocked to find additional charges of $450 for speeding on his credit card statement. The company had used its Global Positioning System to track his speeding violations. Turner brought a claim against the company in small claims court.
Now, the New York state senate is trying to put a halt to such practices by passing a bill prohibiting rental companies from using such information to penalize renters. Senator Nicholas Spano, R-Yonkers, the bill's sponsor, said "I don't believe we should have Big Brother using satellites to track consumers and fine them hefty fines and put that money into the pockets of big businesses."
Turner was repeatedly charged $150 each time the he hit 80 miles per hour for more than two minutes. There are currently no New York rental companies using this practice with technologies such as GPS, but senator Spano feels that legislation to protect consumers must be passed. Some rental companies are arguing that using tracking technologies in this way helps protect their assets.
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