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Connecticut Jury Okay with Tracking Rental Car Drivers

Six Connecticut residents took less than an hour to decide that monitoring of rental car drivers to see if they speed is okay. The Acme Rent-a-Car company located in New Haven, Connecticut used satellite tracking to monitor drivers and charging them for violations. The case involved a $450 deduction from the checking account of James Turner, an Acme rental car customer, who the company alleged was speeding in a van rented from them.

Big Brother is Driving You Fairfield Weekly, June 3, 2004