At what point do we stop trying to prevent unpreventable illegal activity, and try to put systems in place for dealing with its undeniable existence?
I'm not certain how such systems would look in this case (everybody wears Guy Fawkes masks in public?), but this debate reminds me of prohibition vs. harm reduction in the War on [People Using] Drugs.
I don't think the comparison holds. It's not like there're thousands of generations of face recognition fighting against a wrong-headed prohibition; this sort of panopticon garbage is a clear violation of societal norms. I don't think you accept that misbehavior from artificial persons is a given; even as we look for a technical solution, we should also be pressuring the legislatures to amend laws to prevent this.
I'm not certain how such systems would look in this case (everybody wears Guy Fawkes masks in public?), but this debate reminds me of prohibition vs. harm reduction in the War on [People Using] Drugs.