concerns of oversharing details about private civilians with a much wider audience, publicizing names and addresses and phone numbers. encrypting radio channels from the public would mean that only authorized emergency professionals could access this information about an urgent matter in real time. we found several examples, for example, this, an elderly man in wisconsin who was in distress. >> 70-year-old male that fell in the kitchen, unable to get up. >> of course, one could argue that police scanners help the public identify individuals that might be a danger to themselves or to others. >> a violent, possibly mental elderly black male subject, walking with a stick or cane. he's going to be in front of the store wearing all black. >> but at what point does a radio channel that's meant to uphold public safety infringe on the private details of