information and an invasion of privacy when it comes to police scanners? for decades, police departments have communicated through public radio to dispatch their officers, attracting a relatively small number of listeners. technology has made it much easier. in 2012 with the launch of broadcastify, the largest platform for streaming audio, the company offers more than 7,600 live audio feeds in different cities across the country for police, fire, ems, aircraft, marine and amateur radio communications. they make their feeds easy to access through the website and smartphone apps, reaching 50,000 to 60,000 listeners on a typical weekday evening. ultimately the platform offers the public transparency to what's going on in their own back yards, but is there a cost? major cities including denver, san francisco, san diego, baltimore, and sioux falls, are encrypting their emergency public radio channels due to