![]() ![]() It generated an “event” every time users entered or left a Tim Hortons competitor, a major sports venue, or their home or workplace. The app also used location data to infer where users lived, where they worked, and whether they were travelling. In reality, the app tracked users as long as the device was on, continually collecting their location data. The Tim Hortons app asked for permission to access the mobile device’s geolocation functions, but misled many users to believe information would only be accessed when the app was in use. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec, Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia, and Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta issued their Report of Findings today. The investigation concluded that Tim Hortons’ continual and vast collection of location information was not proportional to the benefits Tim Hortons may have hoped to gain from better targeted promotion of its coffee and other products. ![]() GATINEAU, QC, J– People who downloaded the Tim Hortons app had their movements tracked and recorded every few minutes of every day, even when their app was not open, in violation of Canadian privacy laws, a joint investigation by federal and provincial privacy authorities has found. Tim Hortons app violated privacy laws in collection of ‘vast amounts’ of sensitive location data ![]()
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