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Stones in our shoes, masks on our faces, strobing hoodies a boring dystopia indeed.

Discussed previously, apparently (found via Google search for `anti gait recognition shoes`, lol):

I like the comment about the Ministry of Silly Walks.

IIRC stones in shoes as a gait recognition defence were a plot point in Doctorow’s Little Brother (2008).

Yeah I read that in a novel too. It’s a common idea.

Because spies actively use the technique and it's routinely discussed in that setting.

An uncomfortable and time consuming one indeed.