cameras have improved a lot in the last 50 years
It's possible this person he met online was being vetted for a security clearance.
The atmosphere under the current admin certainly makes everything more difficult for everyone. The guy was well within his rights and they respected those rights. So that's good. They just seemed to give up pretty easily and that is what made anon think it really wasn't about the guy filming, but rather about the person he met online. Looked to me like they just checked the wouldn't talk box and moved on to the next one.