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Seems to me that it is probably some inadvised anti-theft thing.
by dariusj18 7y ago
Seems to me that it is probably some inadvised anti-theft thing.
- jaclaz 7y agoYep, but is it theft an actual "real world" problem? How has (say) Herz, Avis or Budget managed to survive all these years (and still do)? Surely rental car theft must be something rare enough to not be of concern (statistically). Besides, a car is not something designed (by the manufacturer) to be easily accessible, and if professional car thieves are going to target a vehicle, allow me to doubt that the whatever the smart peeps at GigCarShare devised is more effective than the manufacturer's and or additional third party [1] anti-theft devices. BTW, should the whatever device/system actually be much better than competing systems, they would most probably have much more imcome/profit by selling the devices/systems instead of renting cars. [1] possibly specialized since a couple decades or more in the anti-theft technology
- javagram 7y agoYes, it’s actually a serious problem. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/chicago-rental-car-company-fraud https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/chicago-rental-c... The problem is when your authentication is an app and a digital photo it’s a lot easier to fake who you are. At least if someone tries to go on a crime spree with traditional rentals they’re gonna be on dozens of office security cams, have to repeatedly show a physical license and have their identity checked, and so on.
- jaclaz 7y agoI meant for "traditional" rental service, where the theft is performed by someone else, not by the person that rented the car. They somehow either solved it or it doesn't represent an issue. What you linked to is possibly yet another kind of crime, the whatever app was seemingly hacked.