&gt; That said, I still don&#x27;t see from a practical point, how we can expect to keep privacy and progress?<p>I don&#x27;t follow. How are the two mutually exclusive? Your false dichotomy between license plate readers and medieval times isn&#x27;t very convincing to me.<p>&gt; Laws are weaker than technology<p>Really? So since it is technologically possible for me to remove my license plates from my car, no judge will be able to make me put them back?<p>And, since it is technologically possible, it is ok for others to clean out your bank account, and you would have no redress other than to hack your money back to you?