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VERIFY: No, it's not legal to decrypt and listen to encrypted police radio

We verify if it's legal to decrypt encrypted police scanner traffic, after a local department announced it's moving to encrypted dispatch and radio communications.
New Hampshire Public Radio

Apps Have More People Tuning In To Police Chatter When Disaster Strikes

Alert I received on my police scanner app while vegas shooting was in progress. Multiple shooters and arrests. I listened to the broadcast pic.twitter.com/ww8bFjuUol ...
Daily Camera

Boulder police radios going encrypted means public, press won’t be able to listen in

Boulder’s police radios will no longer be available for curious minds and ears starting Tuesday. Up until now, anyone interested in what the Boulder Police Department was doing could go to a police ...
SFGate

Berkeley Scanner: Public Begins To Push Back On Berkeley Police Encryption Plan

In recent days, local residents and advocates have begun to speak out about a push by Berkeley police to make all their radio transmissions private. Some said they listen to online scanner apps when ...
WMAZ

Virginia Beach police consider encrypting police scanners

Virginia Beach — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) -- From car crashes to home invasions, Harry Brogan is constantly listening to Virginia Beach Police scanner traffic. "If there is something going on in my ...