Tim Hortons app violated laws in collection of ‘vast amounts’ of location data

Re:Tim Hortons app violated laws in collection of ‘vast amou... by peterkos on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @02:57PM (#31586441)

I used to go there a ton and I wanted to see if there were any good deals, see if my go-to was in stock, accumulate rewards, and check hours if I went to a new store. The app theoretically provides the "best" experience as well -- I've yet to see a mobile website recently for something I use day-to-day that isn't trying to push me towards the mobile app, or was clearly never tested on a real device. (Obviously, that's the ideal, but such is the state of things.)

The website didn't really suffice because the UX was bad, and wrestling with it got tiring. Apple+Google's hours were never quite correct.

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Re:Tim Hortons app violated laws in collection of ‘vast amou... by midislack on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @03:15PM (#31586640)

In retrospect you probably feel pretty silly for falling for such a stupid ploy to rape your privacy just so you can save a nickel on a donut. I know Canada's in a food crisis but is it worth your soul?

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Re:Tim Hortons app violated laws in collection of ‘vast amou... by dave5104 on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @04:33PM (#31587691)

Unless you want to unplug your modem, turn off your cell service, and live life as a luddite, your privacy on the internet doesn't exist.

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Re:Tim Hortons app violated laws in collection of ‘vast amou... by midislack on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @07:03PM (#31589266)

Stopping yourself from installing a donut store "app" so you can feed them data is an easy way to start, actually.

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Re:Tim Hortons app violated laws in collection of ‘vast amou... by Forbo on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @06:53PM (#31589177)

I strongly disagree with the way people just throw up their hands and accept defeat. It is possible to have privacy on the Internet. Projects like Tor, I2P, and Nym are working to make this a reality. Fight back against the surveillance capitalist dystopia. Normalize privacy.

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Re:Tim Hortons app violated laws in collection of ‘vast amou... by pueblito on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @04:45PM (#31587836)

I’m strongly considering it

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Re:Tim Hortons app violated laws in collection of ‘vast amou... by varenc on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @05:15PM (#31588234)

You can use the app with the location permission disabled no problem. (On iOS at least)

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Re:Tim Hortons app violated laws in collection of ‘vast amou... by frosted-flakes on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @07:00PM (#31589236)

Android too. On later versions of Android, background location access isn't even option unless the app explicitly requests it, and even then the user has to manually go into settings and enable it (the app can't trigger a prompt).

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