Meet Alex, a first-year student at the University of Waterloo studying Computer Science. Alex is known for their keen interest in technology and privacy issues, often pondering how digital interactions intersect with everyday life. A lover of coffee and late-night coding sessions, they frequent the DC Tim Hortons, sometimes feeling like a lab rat as they navigate the world of automated systems and transactions with their WatCard. Alex's inquisitive nature leads them to question the implications of data sharing in seemingly mundane transactions, all while trying to balance academics and a social life.