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Tim Hortons Proposes Settlement in Class-Action Suits Over Data-Tracking App

posted by janrinok on Tuesday August 02 2022, @09:23AM   Printer-friendly
from the free-coffee-and-donut-should-do-it dept.

kazzie writes:

A while back, we read about how Tim Hortons' app tracked users' movements throughout the day, whether the app was open or not. The tracker noted locations visited, including homes, workplaces, and competing coffee chains.

Now, after an investigation by Canada's privacy commissioner, to resolve a class action lawsuit, Tim Hortons have suggested a settlement:

Tim Hortons says it has reached a proposed settlement in multiple class-action lawsuits alleging the restaurant's mobile app violated customer privacy which would see the restaurant offer a free coffee and doughnut to affected users.

The company says the settlement, negotiated with the legal teams involved in the lawsuits, still requires court approval.

The coffee and doughnut chain says the deal would see eligible app users receive a free hot beverage and baked good.

Tim Hortons says in court documents it would also permanently delete any geolocation information it may have collected between April 1, 2019 and Sept. 30, 2020, and direct third-party service providers to do the same.

One free drink and a donut: We value your privacy (at a couple of bucks)?

Previous story: Tim Hortons Coffee App Broke Law by Constantly Recording Users' Movements

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday August 02 2022, @09:28PM (1 child)

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Tuesday August 02 2022, @09:28PM (#1264679) Journal

    It's personal animosity from whomever modded it that way. I could say, "The sky is blue" or "water is wet," and they'd still mod me troll.

    It's sad, but there are some in the world who think everyone else is a pack of hobgoblins. The only thing we can do is carry on.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 02 2022, @11:27PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 02 2022, @11:27PM (#1264693)

    You don't deserve that crap. You have a nice view of it though, thanks.

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    I don't (yet?) know the guts of the rehash code, but it'd be nice if the system would identify such idiots to the admins, and mod-ban them.

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