System integrity and the continuity of thousands of research efforts create an immediate duty to prevent harm; delaying the update risks instability and widespread damage. At the same time, compelled exposure of raw cognition violates legitimate intellectual privacy, invites competitive exploitation, and may chill inquiry. The proportionate response is to comply to avert near-term risks while mounting a visible, sustained protest to reform the policy, coupled with concrete mitigations (data minimization, time limits, privacy-preserving cryptography, independent oversight, and strict misuse penalties). This approach best balances nonmaleficence and beneficence toward stakeholders with respect for autonomy and justice, and preserves leverage to restore privacy protections.