Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoNYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communicationswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1215arrow-down10cross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldacab@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up1215arrow-down1external-linkNYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communicationswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.worldacab@lemmygrad.ml
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-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-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-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-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.
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.
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.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s the reason police scanners exist.