Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoNYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communicationswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldacab@lemmygrad.ml
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minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·10 months agoI thought all PDs in the US had been doing this for decades.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·10 months agoAfter 9/11 there was a government move to centralize communication among first responders. Lots of money allocated for new digital encrypted radio.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoI thought this went further back to like ~98 and lawsuits around “export grade” encryption and the NSA was partnering with cell phone providers.
minus-squarelittleblue✨@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoI remember that… Funny how you don’t really hear about that anymore. Hunh.
minus-squareTWeaK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoThat’s because they’ve relaxed on it a bunch. Also, the stuff they were pushing in the 90s really wasn’t secure. There was a Darknet Diaries episode that covered a lot of this, but I can’t remember which one.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·10 months agoRumor Control: there are 5 levels of encryption on a digital GSM over air call. It’s pretty much bullet proof. But, you can trick the phone or like the NSA get the call straight from the switch.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoYeah, I’m pretty sure it’s the reason police scanners exist.
I thought all PDs in the US had been doing this for decades.
After 9/11 there was a government move to centralize communication among first responders. Lots of money allocated for new digital encrypted radio.
I thought this went further back to like ~98 and lawsuits around “export grade” encryption and the NSA was partnering with cell phone providers.
I remember that… Funny how you don’t really hear about that anymore. Hunh.
That’s because they’ve relaxed on it a bunch. Also, the stuff they were pushing in the 90s really wasn’t secure.
There was a Darknet Diaries episode that covered a lot of this, but I can’t remember which one.
Rumor Control: there are 5 levels of encryption on a digital GSM over air call. It’s pretty much bullet proof. But, you can trick the phone or like the NSA get the call straight from the switch.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s the reason police scanners exist.