I work in 911 dispatch. I think that there are some valid arguments for encryption. Hypothetically in something like a barricaded subject or hostage situation, you don’t want the subject inside to be able to listen in on a police scanner to know what the swat team is about to do.
A lot of personal information also goes out over our radios, names, addresses, dates of birth, vehicle descriptions, medical information, a lot of stuff that people would probably rather keep private if possible.
But I’m personally of the opinion that as much as possible should be out in the open
I’m not sure exactly where the line should be for what should be encrypted and under what circumstances. It’s a pretty tricky balancing act, and honestly to toe the line the right way we probably need massive overhauls to the kinds of radio and computer systems were using.
I work in 911 dispatch. I think that there are some valid arguments for encryption. Hypothetically in something like a barricaded subject or hostage situation, you don’t want the subject inside to be able to listen in on a police scanner to know what the swat team is about to do.
A lot of personal information also goes out over our radios, names, addresses, dates of birth, vehicle descriptions, medical information, a lot of stuff that people would probably rather keep private if possible.
But I’m personally of the opinion that as much as possible should be out in the open
I’m not sure exactly where the line should be for what should be encrypted and under what circumstances. It’s a pretty tricky balancing act, and honestly to toe the line the right way we probably need massive overhauls to the kinds of radio and computer systems were using.