The SFPD’s move is part of a growing law enforcement trend of encrypting agency communications previously available to the public.

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    https://somafm.com/sf1033/ is a stream of Live fire/police scanner audio from San Francisco processed and mixed with ambient and experimental music. A surreal audio zeitgeist of the city.

    It now says: We are disappointed that SFPD is encrypting much of their radio traffic as of January 2022, aside from initial dispatch. You may not hear as much on the live scanner feed because of this. EMS and Fire continue to be mostly unencrypted.