Would you be opposed to SE implementing a program to scan for addons/parsers?

[HikariKurosawa]

You do know, and I know you do. Also, I don't use them, and I never have, as I said already.

Then I'm just not sure what your point is. Square enix has the tools to check into the accounts of their players. If I was working at square enix, I would check out the suspicious users posting in this thread. If they're not found guilty, no problem. If they are? Good riddance. Actioning people who use addons has a ripple effect. If enough people are banned, people will just stop using them out of fear. People will cry in public on reddit about losing access to their account because of addons, and others will slowly but surely smarten up to avoid losing their investment in the game world.

A little bit of policing goes a long way sometimes.

and yes, I am trying to fearmonger against addon users. You should be worried about what might happen to your account if you are defending breaking ToS on the official forums. It's a really bad look for the company and game.