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@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications | New York | The Guardian

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NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications
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Critics say encryption is an ‘attack on transparency’, and that radio monitoring is one of the few ways to keep track of the police
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    Sure, but how many phones/carriers actually use this by default in the US?

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      I would expect it to be nearly all devices. America was in the process of shutting down the old technologies and I believe has in most cases.

      https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/plan-ahead-phase-out-3g-cellular-networks-and-service

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