[Scan-DC] Police scanner apps are criminals' latest tool

[michael rumberg]

well, thats just silly - if the transmissions were "secure" they wouldnt be heard by scanners.

not good pr for our fave radio reference though.

> From: alan at henney.com
> To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:37:03 -0500
> Subject: [Scan-DC] Police scanner apps are criminals' latest tool
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> Government Computer News
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> January 9, 2012 Monday
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> Police scanner apps are criminals' latest tool
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> BYLINE: GCN Staff, Government Computer News
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> LENGTH: 175 words
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> What if criminal suspects could gain a leg up on police by listening in on secure law enforcement radio transmissions via smart phones? That's already happening in Maryland, according to ThreatPost. 
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> Law enforcement officials in the state are reporting that "criminal gang members and associates" are using websites such as radioreference.com and mobile apps including the 5-0 Police Radio Scanner to monitor police officers' moves. In a warning issued last month, the Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center said officers in at least one incident had heard their radio transmissions over a suspect's smart phone.
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> The center warned that suspects can use the information gleaned from the app transmissions to plot their crimes, set up ambushes for police officers, or plan escape routes. 
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> There were at least 20 scanner apps available for download as of 2010, the center reports. One of them, the 5-0, advertises access to several emergency transmissions, including police, fire, aircraft, railroad and marine frequencies, according to the center's warning.
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