Tim Hortons app secretly collected data: Privacy watchdog

Cybersecurity analyst Steven Lachance on privacy watchdogs exposing how Tim Hortons' app collected personal data without people's consent.

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21 comments

    1. I just looked at the app in the store, and it is used to order stuff that is being paid for.

      This should be the subject of a rather large fines that actually impacts the business.

  1. None of these “free” apps are secure and when you put any app on your phone you are compromising your privacy. Just don’t put any companies apps on your phone!

  2. There has to be someone tech savvy out there who could track the CEO of Tim Hortons. Create a Twitter account and post his whereabouts all throughout the day. Just like that teen Jack Sweeney who tracks Elon Musk as is now pinning Mark Zuckerberg.

  3. Tim Hortons has gone down hill so fast i do not know why ANYONE still goes there…Service and food are terrible at EVERY location. Go back to just selling coffee and donuts since it is impossible apparently to properly stock your stores and train your staff.

  4. Your just figuring this out, any online platform with cookies enabled or agreements longer than a page do that 😂😂

  5. Really not surprised at this news, but I bet you are…And what about the McDonalds app, Starbucks app, thousands of fast food and restaurant apps, ride sharing apps, BUY ANYTHING APPS? You are all being watched by Big Brother, and none of you fools even stopped for one minute and worried about that! Aren’t smartphones great eh?

  6. None of these “free” apps are secure and when you put any app on your phone you are compromising your privacy. Just don’t put any companies apps on your phone!

  7. There has to be someone tech savvy out there who could track the CEO of Tim Hortons. Create a Twitter account and post his whereabouts all throughout the day. Just like that teen Jack Sweeney who tracks Elon Musk as is now pinning Mark Zuckerberg.

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