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.[1] Besides food services, McDonald's offers other services and product with their own AI assistant named Olivia and the McDonald's App.
McDonald's
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1940-05-15 |
| Legal Structure | Public |
| Industry | Food |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/home.html |
McDonald's is part of several organizations,
Consumer-impact summary
- Privacy Concerns
- Security Vulnerabilities
- Holding security risks from public
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Advertising Tactics
Incidents
https://riskpundit.com/tag/mcdonalds/
https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/mcd-google-cloud-announce-partnership.html (google partnership official)
Lawsuits
| Controversy | Year | Background Info | Aftermath |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald's McLibel Trial | Longest trial in british history | McDonald's was found guilty | |
| McDonald's violation of Illinois data protection law | 2021 | 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. [3][4] | Still in progress |
| McDonald's Data Breach for orders made in South Korea | 2021 | https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/data-breach/mcdelivery-customers-serve-mcdonalds-class-action-lawsuit-after-data-breach/ | Still in progress |
| 2025 | On December 23, Mcdonalds | https://balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/mcdonalds-sued-over-mcrib-ingredients/ |
Products
See also
References
- ↑ "How Many McDonald's Restaurants Are There in the United States?". Locations Cloud. 2026-01-20. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Leming, Lisa (2009-07-12). "McDonald's". SourceWatch. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Blakey, John (2021-05-28). "Carpenter v. McDonald's Corporation (1:21-cv-02906)". Court Listener. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "McDonald's seeks ban to forbid confidential consumer information disclosure in voice data lawsuit". PogowasRight. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
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