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I am trying to think of scenarios where encryption will help fire departments 1. encryption will protect FDs from secondary devices - nope - they can be on a timer or remote control or pressure sensitive switches can be used 2. encryption will protect against WMD attacks - I dont think so - is the attacker going to launch a WMD when the FD is busy? - will it matter? will the attacker launch an attack when a fire unit is nearby? - doubt it - will the encryption hide the FDs weaknesses and make an attack by a terrorist harder? - doubt it 3. will encryption protect against snipers? doubt it - big red trucks with million candlepower lights are pretty hard to miss 4. is the FD the same as the military? - no the military has tanks and attack helos and ICBMs - the FDs dont have that 5. The encryption will protect the FD from any military units participating in a coup - maybe - depends how fast you can run backwards I suppose LOL 6. will encryption prevent an attack during an incident at a secure facility? (the terrorists could pull up in a fake ambulance) - maybe - but a major incident is pretty easy to spot - look for the smoke 5,000 feet in the air - or go on Twitter 7. more ? keywords - openness - transparency -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/massfire. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
