Palo Alto Police Department started encrypting all radio transmissions a year or two ago, citing "Privacy Concerns" (e.g. anyone listening could get suspect nam

Palo Alto Police Department started encrypting all radio transmissions a year or two ago, citing "Privacy Concerns" (e.g. anyone listening could get suspect name and / or other PII). It is an ongoing point of contention. As if the police relationship with the public was not already tenuous enough, this takes things to the next level of Chilling Effects. Edit: Apparently the PAPD just reversed the encryption at the beginning of September. Smart move because it really was lazy and indefensible from the outset. https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2022/08/04/palo-alto-police-set-to-remove-radio-encryption https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2022/08/04/palo-alto-pol...