McDonald's: Difference between revisions
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[[wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's Corporation]] is an American fast food restaurant chain with a net worth of $230.52 billion. | [[wikipedia:McDonald's|McDonald's Corporation]] is an American fast food restaurant chain with a net worth of $230.52 billion and owning 36,500 stores across 100 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-20 |title=How Many McDonald's Restaurants Are There in the United States? |url=https://www.locationscloud.com/intelligence-reports/mcdonalds-usa/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Locations Cloud}}</ref> Besides food services, McDonald's offers other services and product with their own AI assistant named Olivia and the McDonald's App. | ||
==Consumer-impact summary== | McDonald's is part of several organizations, | ||
== Consumer-impact summary == | |||
*Privacy Concerns | |||
*Security Vulnerabilities | |||
*Holding security risks from public | |||
<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leming |first=Lisa |date=2009-07-12 |title=McDonald's |url=https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=McDonald%27s#Ties_to_the_American_Legislative_Exchange_Council |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=SourceWatch}}</ref>- | |||
== Advertising Tactics == | |||
[[File:2017 McDonalds India Leak Screenshot.png|alt=2017 McDonalds India Leak inside their database|thumb|2017 McDonalds India Leak]] | [[File:2017 McDonalds India Leak Screenshot.png|alt=2017 McDonalds India Leak inside their database|thumb|2017 McDonalds India Leak]] | ||
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|so many links . . . god damn- | |so many links . . . god damn- | ||
|https://hackernoon.com/mcdonalds-india-is-leaking-2-2-million-users-data-d5758b2eb3f8 | |https://hackernoon.com/mcdonalds-india-is-leaking-2-2-million-users-data-d5758b2eb3f8 | ||
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|https://cyberscoop.com/mcdonalds-hack-korea-taiwan-customers/ | |https://cyberscoop.com/mcdonalds-hack-korea-taiwan-customers/ | ||
https://www.ft.com/content/93ddaa97-3946-4f7e-84bd-05cca8249a53 | https://www.ft.com/content/93ddaa97-3946-4f7e-84bd-05cca8249a53 | ||
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|https://latesthackingnews.com/2021/06/14/mcdonalds-discloses-data-breach-affecting-some-customers-and-employees/ (diff hack maybe . . .) | |https://latesthackingnews.com/2021/06/14/mcdonalds-discloses-data-breach-affecting-some-customers-and-employees/ (diff hack maybe . . .) | ||
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|2025 | |2025 | ||
|ignorance is bliss, is it not? | |ignorance is bliss, is it not? | ||
|https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-starts-leaking-data-stolen-in-salesforce-attacks/ | |https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-starts-leaking-data-stolen-in-salesforce-attacks/ | ||
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|mdonalds app vulnerability blh blah blah | |mdonalds app vulnerability blh blah blah | ||
|https://www.zataz.com/a-hacker-exposes-critical-mcdonalds-flaws-behind-a-simple-nugget-hunt/ | |https://www.zataz.com/a-hacker-exposes-critical-mcdonalds-flaws-behind-a-simple-nugget-hunt/ | ||
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https://riskpundit.com/tag/mcdonalds/ | https://riskpundit.com/tag/mcdonalds/ | ||
https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/mcd-google-cloud-announce-partnership.html (google partnership official) | |||
==Lawsuits== | ==Lawsuits== | ||
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|McDonald's McLibel Trial | |||
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| | |Longest trial in british history | ||
| | |McDonald's was found guilty | ||
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|McDonald's violation of Illinois data protection law | |||
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|On July 20. Carpenter filled a class action lawsuit against McDonald's for collection of customers voice prints without prior consent. McDonald's attempted to dismiss the claim, arguing any voice data collected didn't meet criteria for an voiceprint because it doesn't identify an individual, however the dismissal was denied. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Blakey |first=John |date=2021-05-28 |title=Carpenter v. McDonald's Corporation (1:21-cv-02906) |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59950073/carpenter-v-mcdonalds-corporation/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=Court Listener}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-23 |title=McDonald’s seeks ban to forbid confidential consumer information disclosure in voice data lawsuit |url=https://pogowasright.org/mcdonalds-seeks-ban-to-forbid-confidential-consumer-information-disclosure-in-voice-data-lawsuit/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-05 |website=PogowasRight}}</ref> | |||
|Still in progress | |||
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| | |McDonald's Data Breach for orders made in South Korea | ||
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| | |https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/data-breach/mcdelivery-customers-serve-mcdonalds-class-action-lawsuit-after-data-breach/ | ||
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| | |On December 23, Mcdonalds | ||
| | |https://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/mcdonalds-sued-over-mcrib-ingredients/ | ||
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==See also== | == See also == | ||
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