Cops go technomological. How will mr scumdog cope?

[Danny-Boy]

The old Police radios aren't encrypted, but the new ones they are bringing in are. Data capable, txt messageing between units, GPS location reporting, etc. Your scanner will be useless then!

[spacemonkey]

hmmm, the ones my flatmate gets on his radio thingumy arent encrypted!

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp...&topicid=39676

It's an APCO P25 network - this is the digital radio network technology. P25 networks don't have any encryption by default, they are merely digital.

The NZ Police however (as is the case with most P25 deployments) have chosen to add a layer of encryption on top of this.

I believe the NZ Police opted for 256 bit AES for their deployment. P25 itself supports 56 bit DES or 256 bit AES.

[spacemonkey]

so the police coms network has better coverge than cell networks ?
must be a cool system

Having stood beside a cop using his radio in an area where I had no cell phone coverage while doing SAR....... Yep it is.

[madbikeboy]

Technology. What could possibly go wrong?

[Gremlin]

anything and everything at the most inconvenient time. I know, because I then have to fix it. Least techies will have more jobs

[p.dath]

I spoke to someone about this ... they told me for every day using the system it took them a week to complete the paperwork because of the huge increase in tickets they were able to issue. They said the nature of the tickets tended to be minor, and were questioning if because of this it was really effective.

[red mermaid]

Urban legend.
Can you give this any sort of resemblance of credibility by stating who the person was you spoke to and how they reached this conclusion?

I spoke to someone about this ... they told me for every day using the system it took them a week to complete the paperwork because of the huge increase in tickets they were able to issue. They said the nature of the tickets tended to be minor, and were questioning if because of this it was really effective.

[scumdog]

The great $110,000,000 government fuck up They still trying to recoup the cost off us motorists.

And you're laughing about it???

[Max Preload]

heard of carjam? or how about data encryption?

Carjam doesn't provide any information about the owner other than their name and address.

[jellywrestler]

ledgibility of handwriting???????
I'm an Electrician, and I had to have school C english and good handwriting to wire a house, what's this world coming to?

[Stormer]

Yeah, you just have to fast track all them there road criminal infringments y`know...get that money really rolling in now!
And it`ll make the road a safer place for all.