Critics say encryption is an ‘attack on transparency’, and that radio monitoring is one of the few ways to keep track of the police
  • jaybone
    221·
    10 months ago

    I thought all PDs in the US had been doing this for decades.

    • Rapidcreek
      122·
      10 months ago

      After 9/11 there was a government move to centralize communication among first responders. Lots of money allocated for new digital encrypted radio.

      • jaybone
        60·
        10 months ago

        I thought this went further back to like ~98 and lawsuits around “export grade” encryption and the NSA was partnering with cell phone providers.

        • Rapidcreek
          62·
          10 months ago

          Rumor Control: there are 5 levels of encryption on a digital GSM over air call. It’s pretty much bullet proof. But, you can trick the phone or like the NSA get the call straight from the switch.

        • littleblue✨
          40·
          10 months ago

          I remember that… Funny how you don’t really hear about that anymore. Hunh.

          • TWeaKEnglish
            70·
            10 months ago

            That’s because they’ve relaxed on it a bunch. Also, the stuff they were pushing in the 90s really wasn’t secure.

            There was a Darknet Diaries episode that covered a lot of this, but I can’t remember which one.