The NYPD is investing $500 million in a new radio system to enhance reliability and security, but this will result in the encryption of officers' communication, preventing public access to real-time broadcasts. The decision has sparked debate, with the City Council holding a hearing on the matter. Mayor Adams is defending the move, while concerns about transparency and public safety have been raised. The move marks the end of a tradition dating back to 1932, when NYPD radio frequencies were open to the public.
EDITORIAL | Calling it in: NYPD’s radio encryption effort stands against transparency In the decades that frequencies have been open, the police brass can’t draw on any specific incidents to argue that broadcasts are dangerous, our Board writes. https://t.co/mNpTSgFl7i
NYPD radio frequencies have been open to the public since 1932. By the end of next year, they'll all be encrypted. https://t.co/A2VgFXkDuR
Mayor Adams is defending the NYPD's decision to spend $390 million on a new radio system that will encrypt officers' radio communications, meaning the public won't be able to listen in in real time. @TimMcNicholas shows us why the move is sparking debate. https://t.co/GtJtCzgsCy
City Council hold hearing on encryption of NYPD radio broadcasts https://t.co/6xi4zv9T4Y https://t.co/clsfiwqUeq
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The days of the public listening in on NYPD radio dispatches are coming to an end as the department is dropping $390M on a new radio system that will encrypt officers’ communication. https://t.co/bHFFSPtaK7
The NYPD is spending $500 million on a new radio system it calls more reliable and secure. But the public will no longer be able to listen in. https://t.co/D8V8vnimi0
The NYPD is spending $500 million on a new radio system it calls more reliable and secure. But the public will no longer be able to listen in. https://t.co/4xodW5FM6S