Is anyone familiar with the laws surrounding police basically operating their own pseudo cell towers?
I would assume this would be highly illegal for individuals, what sort of hoops did law enforcement need to jump through to get this type of approval? Did FCC need to rubber stamp this?
John Oliver did a piece on this a couple of weeks ago. The videos are not widely available outside of the US, but here's a Guardian write-up [0], and in the UK you can get access to the episode via catch-up if you have Sky Atlantic.
TLDR: the police do this whenever they want, pretty much.
In general, interfering with a radio link can be hundreds of thousands of dollar fines, and years in prison.
Almost every RF (legal) communication device consumers own will back off broadcasting if it detects collision or interference.
The fact many governments of the past few decades feel entitled to run intelligence campaigns on their own citizens often points to a degenerative despotic trend.
The best plans simply don't require secrecy, and everyone has fun. =3
I would assume this would be highly illegal for individuals, what sort of hoops did law enforcement need to jump through to get this type of approval? Did FCC need to rubber stamp this?