State Senate Bill 1000, which would require law enforcement agencies to find alternatives to encrypted radios, was advanced by the Senate Public Safety Committee on April 19, 2022. Embarcadero Media ...

For more than 25 years, a technology used for critical data and voice radio communications around the world has been shrouded in secrecy to prevent anyone from closely scrutinizing its security ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Some police and fire departments are bucking a trend to conceal dispatch communications from the public, acknowledging that radio encryption has the potential to backfire and ...

The Oakland Police Department's plans to begin encrypting its radio transmissions is drawing public scrutiny due to concerns over transparency in the department. Police radios allow for communication ...

Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, ...

Update: On June 21, 2021, Colorado’s state legislature passed a bill requiring police agencies that fully encrypt radio communications to enact media access policies in consultation with the media.

The Palo Alto Police Department is preparing to restore public access to radio communication by Sept. 1, 2022. Embarcadero Media file photo. The Palo Alto Police Department, which moved abruptly in ...

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