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> the remark along the lines of "unencrypted police comms let the robbers know when the police are getting close" Criminals sophisticated enough to do that ar
by nullc 1y ago
> the remark along the lines of "unencrypted police comms let the robbers know when the police are getting close"
Criminals sophisticated enough to do that are usually not going to get caught regardless, encryption or no and are generally savvy enough to not make themselves a serious threat to public comfort and order.
I don't think its a long reach to say that the public may be better off with more ability to monitor police activity at a cost of being weaker against that kind of criminal.
- tptacek 1y agoI think that was truer 15 years ago, but every criminal now carries a police scanner with them (in the form a phone), and the residents in my area who most avidly follow police scanners are not the most technical people in the area. (Having said all that, our muni voted against encrypting radios; we lost 2-1 in a vote with the 2 other munis we share dispatch with). Unless you're talking about criminals doing traffic analytic RF attacks, in which case, I agree, who cares?