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Canadian government probes Tim Hortons for spying on customers

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The Canadian government released the results of a 2020 investigation into Tim Hortons.

The report indicates the restaurant chain collected location updates from app users' phones to determine when they visited competing companies.

Tim Hortons reportedly considered using the data to run tailored promotional offers based on where users were located. However, the report indicates the chain instead used the data for trend-based analysis.

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