> Said open-source camera software and hardware will likely be packaged up by commercial vendors, who will happily store your data in the cloud and resell it (I mean Empower Law Enforcement) on the side. This will probably be the majority of installs.
Anyone can store the data and share it (for free)!
> Stalkers can easily abuse this to find their victims.
I posted a similar proposal in a different thread, and yes, this is one of many downsides. I believe in the end the world will be a worse place with this solution, but I also believe this is the only viable alternative to only the police/government having access to the data.
> Morally, seems bad to charge a person looking for their lost child. Less bad if it's a fixed fee,
The owner can decide who to charge and how much.