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Assembly approves access for credentialed journalists and emergency services to encrypted law‑enforcement radio communications
Summary
The Assembly passed a bill that requires law‑enforcement agencies that encrypt radio communications to provide real‑time access to nonsensitive communications to credentialed journalists and emergency services organizations; debate centered on public‑safety risks, delays and the Department of State credentialing role.
The Assembly on Thursday passed legislation requiring New York law‑enforcement agencies that encrypt radio communications to provide real‑time access to nonsensitive transmissions to credentialed journalists and emergency‑services organizations, and to implement a credentialing process through the Department of State.
What the bill would do
Sponsor Miss Reyes said the bill "does not prohibit encryption, but rather establishes a mechanism to ensure that essential parties can continue to receive real time public safety information without compromising investigations or individual privacy." The measure adds a new section to the Executive Law requiring agencies that encrypt radios to provide access to emergency services organizations and to "professional journalists" as…
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