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I rented a car last night. They had to take a photo of me and copy my driver's license. I tried to opt out of the photograph. They handed me back my license and credit card and told me they wouldn't rent me the car.

Hacking challenge: if anyone can find my photo from Budget Rental Cars, I'll start a legal process against them that could be turned into a class action (although I've probably already signed away my rights to do so).

in reply to Brad Rosenheim

this is interesting. Did you go to another rental agency? Not having traveled without our own cars much in 5 years, I donโ€™t know what privacy impacts may arise. We are traveling soon (by train) and Iโ€™ve booked a car at the destination, limited to EV choices, but itโ€™s not Budget.
#travel #privacy #EV #carrental
in reply to Alice Dubiel ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿฆ ๐Ÿ˜ท๐ŸŒฌโ˜ฎ๏ธ

It was unfortunately 2:30 AM due to a delayed flight and I had my kids with me. We had the rental for two weeks at a really cheap price, and there would be no way to guarantee a similar price or even availability at that time, and we had a 6 hour trip in the morning to make a rafting trip on the Grand Canyon. I had to begrudgingly allow them to take a photo. They even made me take my mask off.
in reply to Brad Rosenheim

my husband noticed that Budget is now part of Avis (EV is booked through Avis). In my opinion, itโ€™s important to challenge these privacy invasions in public, even if we ultimately comply. The company should be embarrassed and others might not even think of questioning their right to photos until they see your example. Hope you all had a good time at the Grand Canyon. Amazing place!๐Ÿž๏ธ๐ŸŒ„

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