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Date: 2001-06-21
US: GPS als Radardfalle-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- US: GPS als Radardfalle Einstweilen braucht es noch den Einsatz eines Global Positioning Systems im Wagen, um Geschwindigkeitsübertretungen nachzuweisen. Bald werden auch die GSM Netze dazu in der Lage sein. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- relayed by "g'o'tz ohnesorge" <gotz@amiga.com> -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Special to CNET News.com June 20, 2001, 11:35 a.m. PT Car renters beware: Big Brother may be riding shotgun. In a case that could help set the bar for the amount of privacy drivers of rental cars can expect, a Connecticut man is suing a local rental company, Acme Rent-a-Car, after it used GPS (Global Positioning System) technology to track him and then fined him $450 for speeding three times. The case underscores the ways that new technologies can invade people's privacy, said Richard Smith, chief technologist at the not- for-profit Privacy Foundation. "Soon our cell phones will be tracking us," he said. "GPS could be one more on the checklist here. Frankly, giving out speeding tickets is the job of the police, not of private industry." Rental car companies have used GPS devices since the mid- 1990s, installing systems to give drivers directions while they're on the road. "Fleet management" companies such as AirIQ and Fleetrack are also selling newer tracking services that help companies monitor their vehicles. The New Haven Small Claims Court case pits New Haven resident James Turner against Acme. Turner also filed a claim with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. Turner paid for the rental car with a debit card last fall and, after returning the car, was shocked to find that an extra $450 had been taken out of his account, according to an article in the New Haven Advocate, where the case was first reported. Turner could not be contacted for this article, and his attorney did not return phone calls. When Turner contested the charges, Acme was able to point out on a map exactly where he exceeded the company's threshold speed of 79 mph. For Acme, however, the policy is not about penalizing customers but about protecting its cars, said Max F. Brunswick, the attorney representing the company. Acme recently decided to equip its cars with GPS technology and uses tracking services from AirIQ to find stolen rental cars and charge customers for "dangerous" conduct. The policy is stated in bold at the top of the rental agreement, Brunswick said. Mehr http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-6333149.html?tag=dd.ne.dtx.nl-sty.0 -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by published on: 2001-06-21 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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