This was not the first time something like this happened.
A few years ago someone posted the entire Philadelphia police special unit talk group info on RR after credible sources told me that the commanders were very upset and would strap encrypt if they were not removed. Make no mistake, the commanders and radio admins regularly watch this site.
I tried in vain to have them removed and even emailed Lindsay. However RR policy is not to remove the info. So within 6 months every special unit talk group (except a few inter-ops ones) were strapped encrypted.
From what I gather, most agencies really don't act (or really care) if a small number of radio monitors know the information, but once the info gets posted in an open forum that the world can access, then that is a different story. It's all about perception, plain and simple.
So the moral of the story is once the cat is out of the bag, there is nothing that can be done. Enjoy the system while it lasts.
When there is a post on this site directly threatening to encrypt a system because it was being discussed on this site then yes, it is your fault. If you notice, once I and a couple others shut up about it the issue went away. We've been listening for 2 years now. And I never said I wanted it to be soley me listening. Anyone who asked in private would have been given the info. I just wanted to keep it off the database so the NXDN system tech didnt get provoked to encypt like he said. But it is what it is. I cant keep people from telling the world everything just cuz they know it. God forbid someone use discretion.
