that is from 2010. not to say this kind of thing isn't possible with nowadays tech, but I'd reckon that if someone trains a model specifically to be deployed for identification in adversarial settings, that this would be one of the first points to address. and at that point it basically becomes an arms race. Just that once you've got the tape, it's easy to go back two years later, re-identify everyone with $magic_tech_from_in_two_years and add that to the dossier.

They're not illegal in the UK.

Somewhat ironically, burqa's might be able to get around some restrictions because of their use in religious contexts.