Re: [mediacapture-main] Reinstate strong language on permission ending when tracks stop, lost by editorial mistake

Dropping permission when all tracks are stopped means that a videochat
 site with a "mute video" button has to choose between

1. Leaving the hardware camera light on while video is "muted", which 
means users have to blindly trust that the site's no longer 
transmitting, or
2. Needing to re-prompt for permission when the user unmutes the 
video.

Neither of these is desirable. However, since:
   * the spec allows a "stored permission" for HTTPS sites,
   * such "storage" can live for just the lifetime of the realm if the
 UA wants, and 
   * all videochat applications should be HTTPS anyway,

this doesn't affect much in practice.

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