Re:The N.Y.P.D. Is Upgrading Its Radios. The Public Won't Be...
by Scoundreller on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:36PM
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> The police deal with a lot of sensitive situations and personal information. If it was my information that they were reading across the radio, I'd rather it's not generally available for any random person to get.
> And remember, cops have cell phones.
Lotta rural regions combine the best of both worlds: a reliable and cheap to operate unencrypted plain radio system, but small enough that they just call eachother for sensitive info.
Not perfect (gotta call out an address and that may be no bueno for a domestic call). But worked a treat during the Nashville bombing and FirstNet went down across multiple states (ooops).
> And remember, cops have cell phones.
Lotta rural regions combine the best of both worlds: a reliable and cheap to operate unencrypted plain radio system, but small enough that they just call eachother for sensitive info.
Not perfect (gotta call out an address and that may be no bueno for a domestic call). But worked a treat during the Nashville bombing and FirstNet went down across multiple states (ooops).