Reddit is removing privacy options

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Is that even legal according to the GDPR?

"Legitimate interest" is used to cover a wide range of bullshit. I've seen it in a shop that had facial recognition cameras, they had a little sign by the tills that said "We use facial recognition for crime prevention and legitimate interest purposes" without even a clear way of opting out.

True but you can still disable it and I think they're required to let you disable it

On today’s episode of Stroke Or Drunk

Could be stroking it. Might be a jurisprudence fetishist and get off on technicalities.

If wearing a mask is not against the law, then it is probably appropriate to wear a mask to protect privacy..

This was a gas station, so they require motorcyclists to take helmets off. Post-covid you could probably argue for wearing a mask, though if you were wearing a balaclava I think they might ask you to lower it. The law doesn't much matter here as they're a private business and can dictate terms of service.

last time it was discussed they said they were leaving the option in "certain regions", which probably means EU and maybe California.