Sounds like Mozilla is for user freedom with their purchased hardware only when users behave as Mozilla wants them to.
Okay, let's do that:
> [paraphrasing] We've published an app that will live-stream your phone's camera to the police, you should use it.
...yeah, that actually seems worse to me.
> Lumumba said the city would only be able to access the devices when crimes occur in those areas.
Further, they haven't provided any details on how they will effectively control access, the area a crime would allow access to, how long the cameras could be accessed, or how they would handle false reports. Saying they won't abuse it isn't enough.
The Foundation is and always has been focused on the greater mission of privacy and freedom on the web.
You need access to an account but that's exactly what we are discussing here.
Your argument is kinda like saying if you prevent someone from hitting someone else your are against fredome because that person should be free to hit anyone they want to hit. Just that's a more subtle topic then hitting someone.
I want the freedom to walk down my driveway and check my mail without being automatically recorded. That's the type of freedom being stepped on, here.