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NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications | New York | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

Isn't personal information taken out of FOIA requests first? I can see why victims wouldn't their names and addresses given freely out. Heck I think suspects should get the same amount of privacy too.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Suspects would already be covered, FOIA requests usually aren’t released before a case is closed, and you ideally don’t close a case half finished.

    Yes, some information is redacted from FOIA requests, but it’s normally not stuff that would be broadcast over a radio. For instance, they may blur the faces of bystanders, or mute a section where someone is giving the officer personal info. But again, there would be no reason to broadcast this info over the radio regardless.

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