[Scan-DC] Has anybody tried the Citizen app?

[Peter Rothschild]

Great.  Based on that article, in the short run it sounds like a way to make
a few bucks by listening to scanners.  In the long run (or not so long), it
gives public safety organizations even MORE reason to encrypt.  Farther out,
this kind of thing may be all we have once everything is encrypted.

--Peter--

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From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of Brian Rokus
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 7:51 PM
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Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Has anybody tried the Citizen app?


For anyone further interested, the New York Times just ran an in-depth
article about it - including how people were at one point paid to stream
video from incidents.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/style/citizen-neighborhood-crime-app.html


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behalf of Kenneth Lorber <kmlweather at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 8:44 AM
To: Steve
Cc: Scott, KB3JQQ; Scan DC
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Has anybody tried the Citizen app?

Baltimore is covered and they are apparently adding more soon. But yes, DC
and surrounding areas have zero coverage essentially. I like the premise,
though.

Kenny Lorber

On Wed, Mar 13, 2019, 8:13 PM Steve <restonham at gmail.com> wrote:

> Totally useless app unless you live in the few urban areas that they 
> cover.  Installed the app, then quickly deleted it when it became 
> evident that I don't live anywhere near the areas covered.
>
> Steve, N4EUK
>
> On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 10:21 AM Scott, KB3JQQ via Scan-DC < 
> scan-dc at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> > I installed it a bit earlier. The only problem is I'm in the county 
> > and it covers the city. I may be a mile from the line, but NW is way 
> > too busy to monitor.
> >
> > I just checked and there was a foot pursuit through the Reisterstown 
> > Road Plaza. I hear the calls in the neighborhood next to there 
> > because it's county.
> >
> > Kind of useless to me right now.
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