James Turner is taking Big Brother to small claims court. Turner's taking his own car. Big Brother's driving a rental. A rental outfitted with a high-tech device that tracks your every move. One that records your speed. One that enables rental car agents to rip off unsuspecting drivers.
Well, it will be interesting to see how it all turns out. I don't imagine he'll win -- after all, he signed the contract, and it's not the company's fault he didn't read it. The only grounds for ruling against the company are (1) it's not the company's place to track whether or not people are breaking the law, it's the police's job, and (2) the language is unclear.
That said, if they do win, it looks like a Pyrrhic victory for Acme, doesn't it? I mean, knowing what they do, would you rent from them?
Copyright © 2001, Iain Jackson, after-words.org
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