Privacy concerns over Tim Horton's mobile ordering app, June 1, 2022. (Photo: LNN)
Privacy watchdogs say Tim Hortons app collected vast amounts of sensitive data
Jun 1, 2022 | 10:36 AM
OTTAWA, ON – Federal and provincial privacy watchdogs say the Tim Hortons mobile ordering app violated the law by collecting vast amounts of location information from customers.
In an investigation finding today [June 1, 2022], privacy commissioners say people who downloaded the Tim Hortons app had their movements tracked and recorded every few minutes of the day, even when their app was not open.
The investigation came after National Post reporter James McLeod obtained data showing the Tim Hortons app on his phone had tracked his location more than 2,700 times in less than five months.
Federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien did the investigation jointly with privacy commissioners from British Columbia, Quebec and Alberta.
