Tim Hortons: Difference between revisions

===Collection of geo-location data through app regardless if it wasn't being used (''2020'')===

{{Wplink|Privacy Commissioner of Canada|Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada}} conducted in investigation in June 2020, releasing its findings on 1 June 2022 that showcased Tim Hortons' mobile app was collecting geo-location data from customers (even if it was turned off). This resulted in a lawsuit that ended with the company being required to delete location data and establish a privacy management program.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Brian |title=What We Can Learn from the Tim Hortons Mobile Privacy Debacle |url=https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/what-we-can-learn-from-the-tim-hortons-mobile-privacy-debacle/ |website=CPO magazine |date=10 June 2022 |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816190500/https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/what-we-can-learn-from-the-tim-hortons-mobile-privacy-debacle/ |archive-date=16 Aug 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Joseph |title=Canada’s Beloved Tim Hortons Spied on Everyone Who Used Its App, Regulator Says |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/tim-horton-collected-location-data-from-app/ |website=Vice |date=1 Jun 2022 |access-date=6 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828020254/https://www.vice.com/en/article/tim-horton-collected-location-data-from-app/ |archive-date=28 Aug 2024}}</ref>