Police in Virginia Want to Encrypt Their Radios

Government Technology: City police plan to begin encrypting all the radio channels they use, ending the public’s ability to listen in.

The encryption will go forward if the City Council approves a five-year investment of $6.2 million when they vote on their budget May 15.

In city documents, police said encryption is needed because criminals listen to police communications. It would greatly increase officer safety and help protect citizens, they wrote.

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