Photography & surveillance are not the same. You can argue that point if you want but it's a dumb argument. A photojournalist covering a public event or some small news story has no obligation to ask you for permission to print/ publish a photo that includes you. The fact you've put an appearance in public makes you part of the public domain. Now surveillance is very differrent & that's where your comment "nobody cares about what's legal" makes no sense because people do care & there are laws that seperate photograohy from surveillance. If you want privacy in public you will have to make efforts to make yourrself unrecognizable, it's on you to stay private in public places, we don't have to ask your permission.