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Re:Unidentified Halo, an anti-surveillance wearable project by beached_whale on Monday February 27, 2023 @10:13PM (#34965217)
It is illegal for license plates in some places. But I cannot see a free country doing that for people walking or even people inside vehicals.
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Re:Unidentified Halo, an anti-surveillance wearable project by bondant on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @06:09AM (#34968036)
Well I don't know if you would consider France a free country or not, but it is illegal to hide your face in public space in France (unless it's for medical reasons or for a special event and so on). So I guess hiding your face from the face recognition system would be also illegal.

https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F21613

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Re:Unidentified Halo, an anti-surveillance wearable project by t0bia_s on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @08:22AM (#34968973)
I wasn't long time ago wearing a mask mandatory on many places. So I guess it would be fine to cover face "because of fear from covid"?
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Re:Unidentified Halo, an anti-surveillance wearable project by beached_whale on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @06:57PM (#34976710)
I would say it’s a law that violates what is generally a freedom of expression.
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