Karachi Metblogs » McDonalds http://karachi.metblogs.com Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:13:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 McDonalds Teacher Day appreciation program – Does NOT protect student privacy http://karachi.metblogs.com/2009/05/12/mcdonalds-teacher-day-appreciation-program-does-not-protect-student-privacy/ http://karachi.metblogs.com/2009/05/12/mcdonalds-teacher-day-appreciation-program-does-not-protect-student-privacy/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 17:43:31 +0000 Teeth Maestro http://karachi.metblogs.com/?p=6397 McDonalds - Sab Sey Best Teacher Kaun? Campaign Billboard

McDonalds - Sab Sey Best Teacher Kaun? Campaign Billboard


Yesterday while on a routine visit to the McDonalds for a regular family meal on Tariq Road I noticed their new teacher appreciation program “Sab Say Best Teacher Kaun” an attempt to select the best teacher by public voting from the 20th April at all McDonalds outlets, in return the kids may even win themselves a free Kiddy Meal.

Surely this is a commendable social effort, appreciating the hard working teachers. On the form provided by McDonalds the student has to write a short comment as to why the teacher should be selected and in order to complete the entry [possibly to also win the prize] they also share their personal contact information and school particulars, submitting these entries to the respective McDonalds outlets

Hundreds of Student entrants for the Sab Sey Best Teacher Kaun Campaign - Names and Contact numbers pn display

Hundreds of Student entrants for the Sab Sey Best Teacher Kaun Campaign - Names and Contact numbers on display

The organizers then place these submissions on all their outlets but quite surprisingly have not bothered to concealing the personal particulars of the participating students. Their personal contact details which include his/her name, school particulars and even their home/cell phone numbers are publicly on display. Quite apparently a serious lapse in protecting the privacy information.

Contact information openly available

Contact information openly available


McDonalds Pakistan needs to be immediately condemned and we must urge the management to immediately take down this public display, issue an apology and be weary of such lapses in the future..

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