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Here's a better analogy than a bank: a local club. All your friends go to the club. All your favorite events are at the club. Suddenly, the club starts putting face recognition cameras all over the place. Am I going to stop going? Of course not, all my friends are there! Am I going to "put a hood on [my] head"? Of course I am!


You know what happens in places with video surveillance when you intentionally conceil your identity? Depending on the country it's either illegal or you're asked to leave the premises. You might not like how it is, but it is.


Yep, hence the ad blocking arms race. But my point is that I wouldn't say I'm "hypocritical" or that I'm "breaking [an] agreement" by trying to conceal my identity; in fact, I'm doing the reasonable thing.




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