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Old Jun 12th 2020, 4:36 pm
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...if you use their app.

https://business.financialpost.com/t...-intimate-data

Rather disconcerting stuff. I’m not a user of their app nor a frequent customer.
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Old Jun 12th 2020, 5:43 pm
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Default Re: Timmies is watching you....

Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
...if you use their app.

https://business.financialpost.com/t...-intimate-data

Rather disconcerting stuff. I’m not a user of their app nor a frequent customer.

Dreadful company. They must account for more pollution than the Exxon Valdez. It's not obvious what their "app" would do but I'd expect it to leave a horrible mess on my phone.
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Old Jun 12th 2020, 6:03 pm
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Default Re: Timmies is watching you....

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Dreadful company. They must account for more pollution than the Exxon Valdez. It's not obvious what their "app" would do but I'd expect it to leave a horrible mess on my phone.
I wanted to download a radio player app the other day and it said that it needed access to the files, messeges and calls etc on my phone. I didn't download it. Why in the world would anyone need an app for crap coffee? 🙄
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Old Jun 12th 2020, 6:21 pm
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Originally Posted by Alex2201
I wanted to download a radio player app the other day and it said that it needed access to the files, messeges and calls etc on my phone. I didn't download it. Why in the world would anyone need an app for crap coffee? 🙄

Perhaps it's so people can report examples of Tim Hortons cups and trays and wrappers littered around the countryside so the company can send someone to pick them up.
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Default Re: Timmies is watching you....

Isn't this what a lot of companies do? I try to limit my app use and downloads, I don't like them in general as they clutter my phone and pain in the rear end in my view..

If I recall Air Canada app was doing the same, or maybe their app was being hacked for personal information, too many issues with various apps and some are just too nosy.
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