been in the works for a while , question is will it be full encryption,....
given the fact that they have had issues with misuse of the system & been caught by listeners id say thats probably where theyre going....
http://www.itincanada.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2032&Itemid=49
(& if you dont wanna check the link)
Windsor Police May Issue The BlackBerry
Written by IT in Canada Editor
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
The Windsor Police Service is considering issuing BlackBerry smartphones to help its officers in the fight against crime. As Craig Pearson reports in the Windsor Star, Mayor Eddie Francis has asked Windsor police Chief Gary Smith to put together a business case to determine whether use of the hand-held communication devices makes sense financially and practically for on-duty officers.
As Windsor police Insp. Gerry Pocock explained at the Versadex police technology conference running this week in Windsor, criminals have access to high-tech devices and officers of the law cannot be disadvantaged in their communications network. The BlackBerry, for example could provide an officer on the street or in a police vehicle with immediate, critical information from the Police Information Data Centre, while an undercover officer would have the ability to communicate securely with headquarters.
The Windsor force is currently changing from an analog radio system to a secure digital one, and is considering the introduction of other technology improvements, such as:
providing cruisers with global positioning systems and automatic vehicle location devices; equipping cars with e-ticketing equipment, so that officers can print tickets at roadside; and upgrading the in-car mobile data system, which started in 1999.
Craig Pearson. (The Windsor Star: September 23, 2008). Windsor police may use BlackBerrys to catch
crooks.
heres another article pretty much says the same thing , sounds like the intent is to keep public from listening ,....aw well the encryption train rolls on I suppose , anybody wanna buy some radios?....
http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/story.html?id=cdf448b7-32f3-497f-bafd-77f424e21675
given the fact that they have had issues with misuse of the system & been caught by listeners id say thats probably where theyre going....
http://www.itincanada.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2032&Itemid=49
(& if you dont wanna check the link)
Windsor Police May Issue The BlackBerry
Written by IT in Canada Editor
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
The Windsor Police Service is considering issuing BlackBerry smartphones to help its officers in the fight against crime. As Craig Pearson reports in the Windsor Star, Mayor Eddie Francis has asked Windsor police Chief Gary Smith to put together a business case to determine whether use of the hand-held communication devices makes sense financially and practically for on-duty officers.
As Windsor police Insp. Gerry Pocock explained at the Versadex police technology conference running this week in Windsor, criminals have access to high-tech devices and officers of the law cannot be disadvantaged in their communications network. The BlackBerry, for example could provide an officer on the street or in a police vehicle with immediate, critical information from the Police Information Data Centre, while an undercover officer would have the ability to communicate securely with headquarters.
The Windsor force is currently changing from an analog radio system to a secure digital one, and is considering the introduction of other technology improvements, such as:
providing cruisers with global positioning systems and automatic vehicle location devices; equipping cars with e-ticketing equipment, so that officers can print tickets at roadside; and upgrading the in-car mobile data system, which started in 1999.
Craig Pearson. (The Windsor Star: September 23, 2008). Windsor police may use BlackBerrys to catch
crooks.
heres another article pretty much says the same thing , sounds like the intent is to keep public from listening ,....aw well the encryption train rolls on I suppose , anybody wanna buy some radios?....
http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/story.html?id=cdf448b7-32f3-497f-bafd-77f424e21675
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