NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications
www.theguardian.com
Critics say encryption is an ‘attack on transparency’, and that radio monitoring is one of the few ways to keep track of the police
  • AWildMimicAppears@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    6 months ago

    i’m all for full transparency regarding all police activity - i’m not for full realtime transparency regarding all police activity.

    active shooter scenarios, violent crimes and everything that invites rubbernecking (read: situations where MORE people are a bad idea, which is most police/ambulance business) should probably not attract people; a 24h delay for release would be enough tho.

    my inner cynic already tells me - without searching - that noone thought about automatically releasing the info after a delay. :-(

    • foyrkopp@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      6 months ago

      I genuinely like this idea, because it would allow to reach both goals.

      The problem I see is that this would probably go down the same as the bodycam idea, with inconvenient recordings vanishing due to “technical issues”.

      You’d need an independent third party doing life recording and delayed release. Subjectively, the US don’t have a great track record with these.

      Easier idea: Just publish last week’s encryption key. Probably won’t happen because some tech supplier will lobby for a more expensive solution.

    • SmoothIsFast@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      6 months ago

      They already find any reason not to release body camera footage. You really think they’re gonna release all policy activity after 24 hours?