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Sunday, February 12, 2006


Read the rental agreement on your next car closely. They may be tracking you from space and fine you for traffic violations:
James Turner was shocked when he found $450 deducted from his bank account for speeding, especially since the fine wasn’t levied by police or the courts, but by the company that rented Turner a minivan for his weekend road trip.

Turner's court challenge of the rental company penalty drew him Connecticut’s consumer protection agency into the fray, and has sparked a hearing on the case. But the Canadian company which supplied the technology for tracking Turner’s trip said linking commercial vehicles to satellites for corporate and consumer protection is the wave of the future and has refused to halt the practice.
Wow. I can see lots of uses for this technology, and it's perfect for car rental companies. It's their car. . they have a right to know where it is and how fast it's going (I'm just glad my dad didn't have this when I was 17). But it quite alarming to think that someone is watching you when you only find out about later.



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