Should one go to a conference if they don't want to be known?
You're in a public space. Wear a face covering. Expecting others to not take photos is absurd.
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Conferences are usually private events where organisers can set the rules.
Breaking rules is a completely different issue. I'd still argue that a conference is public for the purpose of this argument.
They are literally private events with rules they can choose to implement.
This isn't about private or public events though, it's about basic cypherpunk decency.
Public events can implement rules too. I never said they didn't have rules. I just think it's retarded to go to any event in spaces that you don't own expecting to not end up on a camera. I don't think it's reasonable to say it's indecent to take photos at such events either unless the rules expressly prohibit it. Everyone went knowing the rules.
You don't have to like it, but I just don't think it's indecent to take a photo of a crowd if the rules allow it and everyone there is choosing to be there with their faces exposed.
There's a difference between expecting some general, less recognizable crowd pictures, and getting your face actively singled out and doxxed.
It's good manners for the cypherpunks. Doesn't apply to normies
It's a ridiculous idea altogether. A cypherpunk just wouldn't go if they really didn't want cameras to see them there. I find it bizarre, unless there are specific rules that ban it and people do it anyway. If the rules allow it, you have no moral superiority. Everyone agreed by choosing to be there. I don't personally take pictures of anyone without asking, even in public, but I would never expect other people to be the same at a conference that allows it. I just wouldn't go or cover my face if it was that big of a deal.