Hey ED,
You know what you were saying about the encryption of police radio traffic?
Well, guess what, the UK police are one step ahead in the tiptoe towards totalitarianism.
Our police forces use a system known as 'TETRA' that has been implicated in mind control, suicide, etc etc.
Take a look into it. There's a guy called Barrie Trower who is the man to listen to when it comes to this.
Smart Meters are now looking like they'll be involved in this huge network of encrypted communications.

http://www.tetrawatch.net/tetra/trower.php