Abstract
Recent court cases in Connecticut and California have challenged the commercial use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) for tracking and gathering data about consumers. Specifically, these cases focused on the terms and disclosures contained in automobile rental contracts relating to the use of GPS to monitor the driving patterns of rental car drivers. In response to concerns about consumer privacy, several states have also enacted legislation that addresses the use of tracking technology in the rental car market. This Article examines recent litigation concerning the use of GPS in rental cars and related legislative efforts. Although recent legislation and litigation focuses on the automobile rental industry's use of GPS, similar legal issues may arise in other circumstances where devices containing tracking technology may be leased to consumers or commercial parties. Such devices include cellular telephones, heavy machinery, and other types of tracking and remote technologies such as ignition kill devices.
First Page
8
Recommended Citation
Leah Altaras,
Follow That Car! Legal Issues Arising from Installation of Tracking Devices in Leased Consumer Goods and Equipment,
3 Shidler J. L. Com. & Tech.
8
(2007).
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/wjlta/vol3/iss3/1