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[-] nodsocket@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

What is the purpose of encrypting comms?

[-] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago

To keep criminals from monitoring the police and getting a head start

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Lol the police are a response team. The criminals always have a head start.

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago

Not with a hidden investigation.
You wanna leak comms while undercover?

[-] Dkarma@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Who's dumb enough to use comms at all while uc? If so why aren't u using aliases. Smooth brain thinking right there.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 24 points 11 months ago

In prior articles on this, religious nutjobs would listen to police radio and visit the active crime scene and start praying in the middle of the chaos. People and police started getting really sick of their shit during an emergency. Other flavors of morons would also show up to watch shit go down. Sometimes, private information would also get said on the radio such as names or addresses, which could lead to harassment or true crime nuts showing up to private homes.

I kinda get why making channels private for everyone but reporters (for transparency) is happening.

[-] Mango@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

I kinda get it, but at the same time I think it should be our right to monitor police. I'm not sure how to reconcile the personal info part though.

[-] SeriousBug@infosec.pub 10 points 11 months ago

Agreed. But I think the right to monitor the police doesn't have to mean real-time access to police radio. The radio could be recorded, like body cam footage, and released on demand with FOIA. FOIA allows redactions when needed, so sensitive information like victims names and addresses could be redacted.

[-] Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I think it says the idea of allowing media or a delayed stream to the public was talked about but nothing was decided.

[-] atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Imagine an active shooter situation where the shooter was carrying or had access to a police scanner and could listen in on what they knew and their movements. I don't like this idea because I think cops need more media scrutiny than less. But I do understand why it may be necessary in some scenarios.

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