[LeoWindhorse]

sheesh

[Rodamala]

Hertz puts cameras in its rental cars, says it has no plans to use them... against anyone other than those disgusting cigarette smokers.

Fixed it.

[generally]

I always spend lots of money on things I have no intention of using. /s

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

A competing rental car company could have a field day with this little nugget. Limitless advertising opportunity.

[eclecticEel]

A tiny square of duct tape will fix that.

[samtheman]

Easy ad copy for the competition:

We aren’t Hertz. You have privacy.

[Artie]

Appears they’re getting tough on the no smoking policy.

[lightman]

They are a private business.

The cars are their private property.

No one is forced to rent cars from them.

[pallis]

Awh, don’t worry about that baby. It isn’t on.

[Sasparilla]

The cops will love the eyes in the car.

[Amagi]

That's a lot of effort and expense for something to not be used.
So right there I'm calling a Clinton/Obama on Hertz.
I'm not a smoker, but spending that much effort and expense just to catch smokers?
That stinks, I'm calling a B.O. on that, too.

[lowbridge]

So give them something really good to watch.

Heh.

[struggle]

Two words: masking tape.

[servo1969]

Hertz: We just felt like spending money. You know, for fun.

[yldstrk]

wow can’t even pick one’s nose in peace

[Arthur McGowan]

And your daughter’s boyfriend has condoms in the glove compartment, but he has no intention of using them.

[buridan]

Maybe intimidation — plant the idea that they could be turned on.

[upchuck]

Something else I don’t have to worry about. I always drive where I want to go. Haven’t had a rental car in years.

[Thorliveshere]

Dang, no more hanky-panky in the backseat.

[ThunderSleeps]

I don't care if they put cameras in their cars or not. As others have noted, they are a private company and there is no law against it. (may run afoul of private laws? seems kinda thin)

What I do have a problem with is their idiotic lie - they have no plans to use them? Right...

So consider this: they just lost the business rental market. You and a coworker going to a business meeting? No discussions in the car, no privacy anymore. Heck, even by yourself, no business phone calls. In a Hertz car you could no longer talk about anything even remotely competition sensitive, or any management issues with personnel (PII anyone?). etc. etc.

I don't know how big of a part of Hertz's revenue business travelers represent, but I'd bet they just lost most of it. They won't be getting my business.

[ViLaLuz]

Put a piece of duct tape over the lens.