Is It Illegal to Listen to Police Radio Scanners?

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Are Police Scanner Apps Illegal?

Police scanners are like radios that are specifically designed to tune
into the frequencies used by local emergency services. In that same
vein, police scanner apps let you listen in to both local and distant
emergency services communications via your smartphone. Listening in on
this type of semi-public communication is a hobby enjoyed by a lot of
people, but police scanners are actually illegal in some jurisdictions.
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[Killa “zzDJChris” McKillington]

It's not illegal, but getting harder to do. Here in Brisbane AU, all the police channels have moved to P25, but are encrypted also. So even if you could, it is illegal to listen here. Everywhere else is fine, but best to check your local rules.