Comment Re:The Federal Government Has Major IT Problems (Score 1) 84
That is what I am thinking. Talking about sensitive material on an unencrypted radio is the equivalent of me going to a crowded area and yelling it. Anyone who has a radio and is listening to the correct unencrypted frequency can listen to it. Really, it is just a discipline issue: either encrypt the radio or don't talk about sensitive material.
The texting toy modified to jam the radios is interesting, though encryption has nothing to do with it. Encryption and jam resistance are two different things. Jam resistance is usually performed by frequency hopping, and I would be surprised if those radios didn't have some capability they just aren't using.
The other question is how much power these texting toys are generating when they are jamming. The amount of power dictates how close you have to be to jam the radios. It isn't very useful if I have to stick this texting toy in the guy's face to jam his radio.