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The Effect of Encryption on Lawful Access to Communications and Data

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
CSIS Headquarters
Encryption creates both benefits and costs. For this report, we sought data on encryption use and its effect on law enforcement investigations, global markets, and new technologies to better understand the risks that encryption poses to public safety. While the trend toward greater use of unrecoverable encryption suggests that the risk to public safety will increase, we could not find data that suggests this risk is unbearable.  Join us for the launch of this new report and a panel discussion on its recommendations, and the privacy, security, and public safety equities shaping the global encryption debate.
Featuring
James A. Baker
General Counsel, FBI
Jennifer Daskal
Associate Professor of Law, American University
Victoria A. Espinel
President and CEO, BSA | The Software Alliance
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James Andrew Lewis
Senior Vice President and Director, Strategic Technologies Program
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The Effect of Encryption on Lawful Access to Communications and Data
By James Andrew Lewis, Denise E. Zheng, William A. Carter
February 8, 2017

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