SUMMARY — RIPPLE
In a quiet suburban home in Ottawa, Elena, a privacy advocate and software engineer, spends her evening reviewing the terms of service for a new smart home security camera she intends to install. She pauses at a clause regarding data retention, wondering if her private conversations within her living room will eventually become accessible to law enforcement without a warrant. Her hesitation is not born of paranoia, but of a principled commitment to the sanctity of the private sphere.