For more than 25 years, a technology used for critical data and voice radio communications around the world has been shrouded in secrecy to prevent anyone from closely scrutinizing its security ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dartmouth Police announced they've fully encrypted their radio communications, upgrading their system in a move they described as ...

Since 1936, journalists have provided New Yorkers with real-time lifesaving information about dangerous and newsworthy activity in their neighborhoods. They have warned people about train accidents, ...

Members of the public and the press who routinely listen in on New York City's police radio channels may no longer have the ability to do so if the NYPD goes ahead with plans to encrypt its ...

Gov. Hochul must sign a bill now on her desk to provide press access to police radio calls. The bill before Hochul, the Keep Police Radio Public Act, would require police forces statewide to provide ...

So began a media release sent out on Dec. 21, the Thursday before the Christmas holiday weekend. It’s safe to say that not a lot of people saw the initial release. And those who did might not have ...

Local news reporters pleaded with police officials on Monday to reconsider a planned upgrade to the department’s radio system that would largely eliminate public access — a shift taken in the name of ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Changes are coming to Oakland police radios. Starting Wednesday, all police radio traffic will be encrypted, cutting off public access to real-time dispatch calls for the first time ...

BERKELEY, Calif. - The Berkeley City Council voted 8-1 last week to restrict public access to the police department's real-time dispatch radio traffic. The move to encrypt radio communications was ...

OAKLAND — For decades, the public has had the ability to tune into radio channels where Oakland police and other Bay Area law enforcement agencies discuss emergency calls and coordinate responses.