This is really the crux of the matter.

Any "regulation" is just meant to divide-and-conquer, while the actual bad actors do whatever they please.

Moreover, I surmise that the "regulation" will rarely be invoked to protect vulnerable populations. However, I can certainly imagine an app that recognizes and faces of police officers and / or agent provocateurs and catalogs their presence at scenes of illegal activity might well be "regulated" out of existence.