Dartmouth Police announced they've fully encrypted their radio communications, upgrading their system in a move they described as safeguarding the public's personal information and ensuring increased security for the community.

According to the Dartmouth Police Department, traditional public police scanner broadcasts can expose sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, criminal records and medical data in real-time. With encrypted transmissions, information shared over the radio will be kept confidential and secure. This new system will also prevent unauthorized online rebroadcasts, they said in a statement.

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