AI is quietly entering Canadian exam rooms, not just as a research tool, but as a listener. Clinics now post signs about AI scribes that promise efficiency and privacy, yet rarely explain where data goes, who controls it, or what consent really means. This article explores why reassurance is not the same as informed consent, and how trust, privacy, and care can shift when technology listens in.

Roblox is rolling out face-scanning age verification that will soon be required to use chat, but the biometric analysis is handled by a third-party company backed by major investors. This update is framed as safety, yet it raises serious questions about data extraction, long-term privacy risks, and how age-gating laws could affect every family online.