For years, Canadians have handed over personal information almost without thinking about it. Every online purchase, smartphone app, loyalty program, streaming subscription, website visit, and social media interaction generates data. That information has become one of the most valuable commodities in the modern economy, often collected, analyzed, and sold with little understanding from the people generating it. Now, the federal government is moving toward stricter consumer data protections as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government signals it wants greater limits on how companies can