"Baltimore Goes Dark: Police Scanner Encryption Creates New Danger" [1]https://nationalinterest.org/feature/baltimore-goes-dark-police-scanner-encry ption-creates-new-danger-193751 Jim Bell's comment: One possible compromise would be to delay the 'plain-audio' by a short time, 5-1 0 minutes, possibly using encryption. Depending on the circumstances, the delay could be shortened, eliminated, or lengthened. References 1. https://nationalinterest.org/feature/baltimore-goes-dark-police-scanner-encryption-creates-new-danger-193751