Scanner listener tells wrong family of death

[robbage]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3247943 ... bush-death

A snoop listening in on a police radio (frequency) told the wrong family that a relative was dead after a logging accident....

[Tyranus]

and thats exactly another reason why all emergency service traffic should be digital encrypted...same as WA Police.

[Fastlane]

to be honest, the organisations should know better than to put sensitive information over a radio network that isn't encrypted. pretty sure they have phones in NZ?

[Tyranus]

I didn't think that sort of techhnology would have made it over to the the East Islands...although they do have mobiles in Zimbabwe so I suppose they would. Besides it's a matter of a) coverage and b) having a work phone. Because there are some people who won't use a personal phone in a situation like that, who knows. I'm sure a report will come out of it all.