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 ...

Soon, members of the public won't be able to listen to real-time radio chatter for six Des Moines metro cities when crews respond to emergencies.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...