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    Huh, I thought only pedos and terrorists needed encryption? /s

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    Amazing they haven’t already done this.

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

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

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

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

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              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.

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            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.

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      The public record of public servants should not be encrypted in a free nation.

      That includes their speech and actions and the tools they use to disseminate them.

      This isn’t hard.

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    Listen NYPD, do you want Spiderman’s help or not?

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      NYPD prefers to investigate itself.

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        NYPD prefers to riot in the street than accept any oversight it doesnt want.

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    Denver did this a few years back and it sucks! I am surprised NYPD has not done so already.