[pp.int.general] Belgium proposes to ban burqas, and masks, and dark sunglasses

[Richard Stallman]

Belgium is moving to ban people from covering their faces in public.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/31/belgium-public-ban-burqa-niqab

While I feel little sympathy towards burqas, religious motives are not
the only reason to hide one's face.  Protestors may not want the
police to know who they are; this law will affect the political rights
of everyone in Belgium.

Beyond that, hiding one's face is the only way to be anonymous in a
society filled with face recognition cameras.  The burqa, a detestable
symbol of subjection, provides a convenient excuse to expose everyone
to total surveillance.  Big Brother would love this law.

Will dark sunglasses be illegal too?