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NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications | New York | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 10 months ago by fne8w2ah to c/technology
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[–] ScaNtuRd -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Newsflash: Cellphone calls are not encrypted either, believe it or not.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That may be the case with older technologies but VoLTE very much is.

[–] ScaNtuRd 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but how many phones/carriers actually use this by default in the US?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I would expect it to be nearly all devices. America was in the process of shutting down the old technologies and I believe has in most cases.

https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/plan-ahead-phase-out-3g-cellular-networks-and-service