NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications
www.theguardian.com
Critics say encryption is an ‘attack on transparency’, and that radio monitoring is one of the few ways to keep track of the police
  • SapientLasagna@lemmy.caEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Obviously nobody should disappear into secret jails, but victims and witnesses are not on trial, and should have their privacy protected.

    Having random people listening to police comms is no substitute for a competent regulator.