[20160209]IN10440_新的加密战争？.pdf

CRS INSIGHTRenewed Crypto Wars?February 9, 2016 (IN10440) | Related AuthorKristin Finklea |Kristin Finklea, Specialist in Domestic Security (kfinkleacrs.loc.gov, 7-6259)Technology has been evolving at a rapid pace, presenting both opportunities and challenges for U.S. law enforcement. On the one hand, some contend that technology developments have resulted in a golden age of surveillance for law enforcement; the large amount of information that investigators have at their fingertipsaccess to location data, information about individuals contacts, and a range of websitescollectively form digital dossiers on individuals. On the other hand, some argue that law enforcement is going dark as their capabilities are outpaced by the speed of technological change, and thus they cannot access certain information they are authorized to obtain. Strong encryption, for instance, has been cited as one such innovation contributing to law enforcements going dark issue.While the tension created by changing technology is not new, it was reinvigorated in 2014 as technology companies like Apple and Google began implementing automatic enhanced encryption on mobile devices and certain communications system