Can you please explain why it is depressing? This feature is widely celebrated in the accessibility user groups in India, since the traditional sign-in methods have been proven to be a major friction point for users with special needs.
We are gong to reach a state of total digital surveillance without regulation at this point.
(The further issue is that bad regulators are posing the basis for future worse regulators.)
If you think it's good for accessibility make it optional. This will be mandatory.