It's not the end of privacy yet in Canada, but the threat remains

Changes to Canadian law will affect how data can be collected and distributed. (Shutterstock)

Despite early predictions that the internet would spell the end of privacy, it continues to be vital to who we are. Without privacy, we couldn’t sustain relationships or maintain our dignity or sense of self.

Yet our privacy is constantly threatened by ubiquitous surveillance and data collection by tech platforms, retailers, the police and other state agencies, as well as hackers and criminals.