On the very first Monte Allive was introduced (Monte 2018) the stream was always on during the first two days.
To the point we could see Ogier browsing on his phone while driving on the road section between stages. If you don't remember and don't believe me go in the Monte thead as there are screens and people screaming how Ogier should be punished for this.
EDiT: Page 128/129 in Monte 2018 thread.
At that time I thought it was great cause you could really feel like you follow everything that is happening all the time, but I understand that the drivers might also want some privacy.
The static live camera in service was ok compensation, but it is ages since we have seen that.