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Bill to remove police radio encryption faces pushback

Original post made on Jun 22, 2022

A bill authored by state Sen. Josh Becker that would restore media access to police radio communications got past the Assembly Public Safety on Tuesday. Even supporters, however, warned that the bill's fate remains far from certain.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 12:18 PM

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Posted by Alex M
a resident of Willowgate
on Jun 22, 2022 at 3:07 pm

Alex M is a registered user.

The state Department of Justice really screwed up here. Whenever you give law enforcement a requirement that can be met by adopting one of two options, law enforcement ALWAYS chooses the option that legally lets them reduce transparency.


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