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 version_five on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @04:06PM (#31587301)

I must be an outlier. On the remote ordering side, I feel like inevitably it won't work out and will end up taking as much time as just ordering - but I do see the the appeal if it works well enough that it doesn't leave me pissed off once a week because they gave away my order or something.

For the rest of it, it's just a meaningless distraction to me. I have enough going on without caring about tracking coffee rewards, or managing yet another payment method. I just don't find they make my life easier, and they take time and focus, plus nudge me to buy stuff I don't need or load money onto cards or whatever. I have frequent flyer memberships for the perks, but otherwise I've always found loyalty cards to be a gimmick, even more so when they want me to install a data harvesting app.

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Re:Tim Hortons app violated laws in collection of ‘vast amou... by frosted-flakes on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @07:07PM (#31589296)

They have frequent heavy discounts on certain items. I often eat there anyway, and almost half price for a meal at least once a week is a good deal. (I know, I know, spending money on cafes is a "waste of money", I can already hear you say it. For me it's not, trust me.) Plus, a free XL coffee/tea every 7 purchases if you're a regular customer is a no-brainer.

(You can deny the Location permission prompt if that bothers you. You don't even need the app to collect points, just register once and delete it, but you do need to manually "activate" offers that are then linked to your card.)

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