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Re:Thousands are monitoring police scanners during the Georg... by ISL on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @06:35PM (#23397270)
It would seem reasonable to be able to FOIA the encryption keys in US locations where it is encrypted.
Re:Thousands are monitoring police scanners during the Georg... by ceejayoz on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @06:50PM (#23397435)
Doubtful.

https://www.foia.gov/faq.html

> Exemption 7: Information compiled for law enforcement purposes that: (A) Could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings

I'd fully expect other exemptions to apply if you FOIAed the White House's SSL private key or something.

Re:Thousands are monitoring police scanners during the Georg... by Scoundreller on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @10:49AM (#23403925)
I’m Canada, usually you have to give everything to the FOIA department, and then they redact it.

I think that would make the keyholders soil themselves if they had to send the keys over even for a second like that.

Re:Thousands are monitoring police scanners during the Georg... by AuthorizedCust on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @11:38PM (#23399416)
FOIA is a federal law. Each state has its own law. For example, Texas's is the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA). The standards could vary state by state.
Re:Thousands are monitoring police scanners during the Georg... by eli on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @12:56AM (#23399877)
All of them have pretty broad law enforcement exemptions.
Re:Thousands are monitoring police scanners during the Georg... by NovemberWhiskey on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:45PM (#23398392)
Even if you could, how long do you think your FOIA request would take to get processed vs. the rekeying frequency of the encryption?
Re:Thousands are monitoring police scanners during the Georg... by iNate2000 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @11:34AM (#23404521)
key management is hard