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>>eloran+(OP)
Hi there! I'm the owner and operator of Broadcastify, which is the platform that powers all the apps that provide police scanners and public safety communications online. I'm an active HN reader and would be glad to answer any questions folks have.

It's an interesting business to be in these days...

>>blanto+h7
Isn't police radio usually scrambled? It is where I am in Norway. It was legal to listen to it before it was scrambled though. Not sure if it's legal to de-scramble it, if it's at all possible. AFAIK you can still listen to the ambulance channel, though, but sometimes the details are ... grisly.

>>kebman+Rs1
It would seem reasonable to be able to FOIA the encryption keys in US locations where it is encrypted.

>>ISL+RH1
Doubtful.

https://www.foia.gov/faq.html

> Exemption 7: Information compiled for law enforcement purposes that: (A) Could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings

I'd fully expect other exemptions to apply if you FOIAed the White House's SSL private key or something.

>>ceejay+wK1
I’m Canada, usually you have to give everything to the FOIA department, and then they redact it.

I think that would make the keyholders soil themselves if they had to send the keys over even for a second like that.