[20141017]IN10166_智能手机数据加密：新的执法边界？.pdf

CRS InsightsSmartphone Data Encryption: A Renewed Boundary for Law Enforcement?Kristin Finklea, Specialist in Domestic Security (kfinkleacrs.loc.gov, 7-6259)October 17, 2014 (IN10166)Modern-day criminals constantly develop new techniques to facilitate their illicit activities. They haveadapted to cross, circumvent, and exploit a number of boundariesincluding geographic borders, lawenforcement jurisdiction, turf, and cyberspacewhich simultaneously present obstacles for the officialstasked with combatting these malicious actors.In the fast-changing technology space that is today, law enforcement faces a renewed boundary incrime-fighting. According to Attorney General Eric Holder, recent technological advances have thepotential to greatly embolden online criminals, providing new methods . to avoid detection.The Technology Boundary: A Perennial IssueTechnology as a boundary is by no means a new issue for U.S. law enforcement. In the 1990s, forinstance, there were concerns that emerging technologies such as digital and wireless communicationswere making it increasingly difficult for law enforcement agencies to execute authorized surveillance.Specifically, the Government Accountability O