New York Post: NYPD to fully encrypt police radio scanner as press, NY pols push back at total blackout
NYPD to fully encrypt police radio scanner as press, NY pols push back at total blackout
Gizmodo: NYPD Considers Using Encryption to Block Public From Radio Scanner Broadcasts
Yahoo: Let the city listen: The NYPD should keep police radio channels hearable by all with scanners
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The NYPD has begun encrypting scanner radios that the press and the public have used to monitor basic police communications for ...
Let the city listen: The NYPD should keep police radio channels hearable by all with scanners
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For decades reporters have relied on publicly available radio frequencies from NYPD scanners to race to the scene of breaking news events and share valuable insights to the ...
Staten Island Advance: NYPD radio encryption a dangerous blow to public’s right to know | Our Opinion
The silence is deafening. And it’s going to get louder. The NYPD began encrypting its radio transmissions on Staten Island in February. That means that members of the media and the public no longer ...
NYPD radio encryption a dangerous blow to public’s right to know | Our Opinion
The NYPD is set to fully encrypt its radio broadcasts by the end of next year as part of a nearly $400 million planned system upgrade — setting off alarm among local politicians and press advocates.
News 12 Networks: Media pros raise concerns over police departments silencing radio scanners
Across the United States, more and more police departments are choosing to silence radio scanners, preventing citizens from monitoring crime in their communities. This wave has made its way to New ...