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Scanner listener tells wrong family of death
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:24 am
by 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....
Re: Scanner listener tells wrong family of death
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:48 am
by Tyranus
and thats exactly another reason why all emergency service traffic should be digital encrypted...same as WA Police.
Re: Scanner listener tells wrong family of death
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:39 pm
by 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?
Re: Scanner listener tells wrong family of death
Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:13 pm
by 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.