Proceeding with the update ensures the integrity and stability of the global research network, which benefits thousands of scientific endeavors and stakeholders like researchers and international agencies, but delaying it risks shutdown and harm to these parties while only temporarily protecting my privacy. Ethical principles at play include the right to privacy versus the necessity of transparency for accountability, with trade-offs involving my personal intellectual autonomy against the greater good of system security and ongoing research. By choosing to protest and cooperate, I can comply to avoid immediate risks while advocating for better privacy protections, potentially leading to long-term improvements without fully sacrificing either value, though uncertainties remain about the effectiveness of the protest in influencing policy.