When the 2020 Walbridge wildfire threatened John Clarke Mills’ off-grid home in Sonoma County, Calif., he was frustrated by a lack of accessible information. While government agencies seemed to have ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 Berkeley City Council approved a proposal to encrypt the Berkeley Police Department’s radio communications after the item ...
The council’s decision reverses a city policy adopted in 2021 that prohibited encryption in most cases. Berkeley Police Chief Jennifer Louis said the change was necessary to align with state and ...