I don't like it, but can understand it.
Not long ago ATN started restricting retailer outlets because there was a lot of illegal exports of the scopes due to sales being made by drop shippers and online retailers who didn't know or care about export laws regarding Thermal scopes it was a case of closing the gate after the cows already escaped unfortunately.
I know I am going to get a finger from some of you for saying this but it always cracks me up that some of the biggest protestors of privacy infringement are the same ones that posts to facebook and other like sites their life story, ( My sisters is one of them
) I mean come on... I've seen posts like "don't want to go to work today, bloated and PMS" talk about To much info!!! (at least it does give all the guys fair warning when to run for the hills I guess but still!!
Kind of like a man with tattoos from wrist to chest telling a nurse he is scared of needles