Tim Hortons Privacy Invasion, Social Engineering Kill-Chain, Hospitals Sending Facebook Your Data

Tim Hortons Privacy Investigation, Social Engineering Kill-Chain, Hospitals Sending Facebook Your Data

The Tim Hortons mobile app created a “a mass invasion of Canadians’ privacy” by conducting continuous location tracking without user consent even when the app was closed, what is a social engineering ...
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Invasion of Privacy, Anomaly or New Ethical Abnormal Norm?

Recent events threw into stark relief companies’ abilities to invade your privacy with a few lines of code—and outcomes that raise our eyebrows. Tim Hortons Tracked Users 24×7 In the case of ...
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Tim Hortons ‘Misled’ Customers on Location Privacy — ‘Poorly Designed’ App Tracked Users 24x7

Tim Hortons ‘Misled’ Customers on Location Privacy — ‘Poorly Designed’ App Tracked Users 24×7

Canadian coffee-and-doughnuts joint, Timmies, has been politely rebuked by The Office of the Privacy Commissioner: Tim’s app kept tabs on your location—even when it wasn’t open ...
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