Europcar Car rental In Spying Violated Privacy

Europcar locations can be illegally for several years premium customers using GPS. The car rental company wanted to clear up alleged theft - and now must pay.

The car rental company Europcar locations can be a part of its fleet without the knowledge of the customer via GPS navigation system. Therefore, the company must pay 54,000 euros fine, as the Hamburg Data Protection Commissioner John Caspar on 17 July 2012 announced. The company, based in Hamburg, had 1300 quality vehicles built tracking systems to more easily solve by its own account thefts can. It should also be checked whether the tenant is still in the agreed area. Besides the location date, time and the speed of the cars were being held.

For the location since 2004, a company in Schleswig-Holstein was in charge. There were investigations, an additional opportunity for no reason every 48 hours was a localization of the expensive cars. This was according to the Data Protection Authority is not allowed because the driver knew nothing about it. Meanwhile, Europcar has reportedly turned off the regular location every 48 hours altogether. A spokeswoman said the company would pay the fine immediately.