more-inFastfood major McDonald’s on Saturday assured its customers that its website and app does not store the financial data after an independent blog claimed that the company is leaking personal data of more than 2.2 million users. The quick service restaurant’s statement came after a post on independent blogpost hackernoon claimed that McDonald’s India is leaking data of 2.2 million users. “The McDonald’s India app, McDelivery is leaking personal data for more than 2.2 million of its users which includes name, email address, phone number, home address, accurate home coordinates and social profile links,” the blogpost had claimed on Friday. Claims refutedRejecting the claims, Hardcastle Restaurants, the franchisee of McDonald’s for West and South India operations, said that its website and app have always been safe to use. “As a precautionary measure, we would also urge our users to update the McDelivery app on their devices,” it added.

Source: The Hindu March 18, 2017 13:41 UTC