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by otto2 2774 days ago
This will cause people to start walking on the street in the same way as Fremen in Frank Herbert's Dune, by varying frequency and step length in order not to attract a (government) worm.
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I was thinking more Ministry of Silly Walks.
Combine it with Morrison's The Invisibles.

"Big Brother is watching. Learn to move indescribably."

"I'm afraid your walk isn't silly enough"
Outliers are the easiest to find. You need to impersonate others gaits.
Since our internal random generator is not really random they probably will be able to detect your variations before you know yourself ...
Which will make the staggering oddballs much easier to detect by human review of the footage, or by police/informants in person.

It's like that anti-face-ID makeup that covers your face with dazzle patterns. It may work as a visible act of protest, but it won't actually protect your privacy.

I'm just imagining a person with face dazzle and silly walks trying to remain inconspicuous.
Or just put a rock in your shoe.
I don't know why this is being downvoted. It's an actual strategy used by the CIA to change walking patterns to avoid detection.