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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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[–] doppelgangmember 26 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'll put it simple.

American cops are not equivalent to Canadian cops. US cops use tax payer money to pay lawsuits but are allowed a special police union as well. No other public servants get a union to do their bidding while tax payers foot the bill.

Open the channels. What's there to hide. In emergency events, yes it could be an issue. But people also need to know where serious events might be occurring in their areas.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'd much rather have some real accountability measures than the accidental accountability occasionally provided by broadcasting their communications.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How about both? The governmental systems are supposed to be open so that they can be observed to be truthful and trustworthy, and then keep checking anyways.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I don't think things like names of suspects or victims should be made public.

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

The American legal system has made a conscious decision to require public trials (so accused are public) with the right to face your accuser (so victims are public). This does remove privacy, but the idea is that the trade off is worth it to avoid people being "convinced" in secret trials.

You may disagree with this trade off, but it's baked in and changing it would be a big difference. Some exceptions exist, I think, but IANAL.

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

Obviously nobody should disappear into secret jails, but victims and witnesses are not on trial, and should have their privacy protected.

Having random people listening to police comms is no substitute for a competent regulator.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Fine, roll that out before you take away what we have