For more than 25 years, a technology used for critical data and voice radio communications around the world has been shrouded in secrecy to prevent anyone from closely scrutinizing its security ...

Hartford, Conn. — Some police and fire departments are bucking a trend to conceal dispatch communications from the public, acknowledging that radio encryption has the potential to backfire and put ...

Under Mayor Adams, who once declared that there was nothing more important to him than transparency, the NYPD is continuing on its quest to encrypt all radio communications, shutting out the public’s ...

Critics say encryption is an ‘attack on transparency’, and that radio monitoring is one of the few ways to keep track of the police The New York police department (NYPD) is facing serious backlash ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 23—Stillwater City Council has approved fully encrypting a new radio system being purchased for the Stillwater Police ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The public may no longer be able to listen to Denver police radio communications if the department moves forward with a proposal to encrypt all of its radios ...

The Palo Alto City Council held a study session on policing, including crime statistics, radio encryption and police auditing, on April 5, 2021. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber. The ...

Some technical problems have emerged, making the feeds still publicly available as of this story’s publication. However, the department confirmed with The Oaklandside that it is moving forward with ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON— A petition to allow ham radio transmission encryption is getting some attention. Don ...

D.C. firefighters and emergency responders may not have been able to communicate effectively during last week's fatal L'Enfant Plaza smoke incident because of recent changes to a communications ...