pod.GetLabels()[constants.DataplaneMode] == constants.DataplaneModeAmbient) {
		// Neither namespace nor pod has ambient mode enabled
		return false
	}
	if podHasSidecar(pod) {
		// Ztunnel and sidecar for a single pod is currently not supported; opt out.
		return false
	}
	// TODO: delete this block when there is a way for users to signal the intent to exclude
	// a pod from ambient that does not require the use of this annotation