Under Mayor Adams, who once declared that there was nothing more important to him than transparency, the NYPD is continuing on its quest to encrypt all radio communications, shutting out the public’s ...

The New York City Council approved a bill Thursday that would require the NYPD to establish and implement a radio encryption policy that will ensure reporters and photographers across the city ...

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 ...

Some technical problems have emerged, making the feeds still publicly available as of this story’s publication. However, the department confirmed with The Oaklandside that it is moving forward with ...

Local news reporters pleaded with police officials on Monday to reconsider a planned upgrade to the department’s radio system that would largely eliminate public access — a shift taken in the name of ...

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 ...

For the first time since implementing radio technology in the early 20th century, the San Francisco Police Department has begun encrypting practically all of its radio transmissions, making them ...

The Palo Alto City Council held a study session on policing, including crime statistics, radio encryption and police auditing, on April 5, 2021. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber. The ...