Critics say encryption is an ‘attack on transparency’, and that radio monitoring is one of the few ways to keep track of the police
      • Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
        121·
        1 year ago

        After 9/11 there was a government move to centralize communication among first responders. Lots of money allocated for new digital encrypted radio.

        • jaybone@lemmy.world
          6·
          1 year ago

          I thought this went further back to like ~98 and lawsuits around “export grade” encryption and the NSA was partnering with cell phone providers.

          • Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
            61·
            1 year ago

            Rumor Control: there are 5 levels of encryption on a digital GSM over air call. It’s pretty much bullet proof. But, you can trick the phone or like the NSA get the call straight from the switch.

            • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
              7·
              1 year ago

              That’s because they’ve relaxed on it a bunch. Also, the stuff they were pushing in the 90s really wasn’t secure.

              There was a Darknet Diaries episode that covered a lot of this, but I can’t remember which one.

    • MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.comEnglish
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      1 year ago

      The public record of public servants should not be encrypted in a free nation.

      That includes their speech and actions and the tools they use to disseminate them.

      This isn’t hard.