This post was first made on 6 June 2022
Updated 2 August 2022
A coffee and a doughnut as compensation
At least this time it appears the people will be getting compensation:
Tim Hortons offer free coffee, donut to settle privacy claim • The Register
Original Post:
Tim Hortons is a popular fast food restaurant in Canada, known for it’s coffee and now for the amount of personal information it took from the users of it’s app.
To quote the article from The Record:
Daniel Therrien, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, said Tim Hortons “clearly crossed the line” because it amassed “a huge amount of highly sensitive information about its customers.”
“Following people’s movements every few minutes of every day was clearly an inappropriate form of surveillance. This case once again highlights the harms that can result from poorly designed technologies as well as the need for strong privacy laws to protect the rights of Canadians,” Therrien said.
Jonathan Greig – The Record
The company has been forced to delete inappropriate data it had collected, to limit the data it collects in the future and will have to produce a privacy policy which customers must be made aware.
Here is a Canadian perspective on this story from a Canadian:
Further Reading
Double-double tracking: How Tim Hortons knows where you sleep, work and vacation | Financial Post
Not really connected but I could not resist promoting this “Because It’s Friday” post:
Because It’s Friday – 95 million cups a day – Smart Thinking Solutions
Coffee shop privacy and VPN use was quite a big issue a few years back:
2017: Do you want snooping with that latte? – Octagon Technology
2019: Do you want snooping with that latte? – Octagon Technology
