While a recent proposed settlement involving the Tim Hortons app may have raised the public's awareness around privacy protections, consumers are left having to look after themselves, one tech expert says.
in multiple class action lawsuits alleging the restaurant's mobile app violated customer privacy.by collecting vast amounts of location data from its users for targeted advertising.
"If you're collecting points and you're getting free stuff, if you're not paying for that product, you are the product, and that's exactly what happened here and what other apps have been caught doing as well," tech and cybersecurity analyst Ritesh Kotak told CTV News Channel on Sunday.
Kotak said users can turn off location tracking on their devices and that he personally likes to use different email addresses for different apps.
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