US gives local police a face-scanning app similar to one used by ICE agents

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) launched a face-scanning app for local law enforcement agencies that assist the ...

Berkeley to encrypt police scanners starting Thursday

Encrypting scanners will align the Berkeley Police Department with all other law enforcement offices in the East Bay which ...
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Minneapolis police radio to encrypt communications by May 1

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis will cease public broadcasts of its police radio communications starting in May and shift to online dashboards for the public to track emergency incident responses. In a news ...
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Berkeley police encryption plan triggers public pushback

IN RECENT DAYS, local residents and advocates have begun to speak out about a push by Berkeley police to make all their radio ...
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13 fire departments in northwest Chicago suburbs quietly encrypt radio communications from the public

Chicago – including some in Lake and McHenry counties – quietly encrypted their radio communications from the public, a rare ...

Berkeley council votes to allow police scanner encryption

The council’s decision reverses a city policy adopted in 2021 that prohibited encryption in most cases. Berkeley Police Chief Jennifer Louis said the change was necessary to align with state and ...