U.S. Department
of Justice
Lawless Spaces: Warrant-Proof Encryption and Its Impact on Child Exploitation Cases
U.S. Department of Justice
Lawless Spaces: Warrant-Proof Encryption and Its Impact on Child Exploitation Cases
Friday, October 4, 2019 | Washington, D.C.
| | | | Video of Event8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Welcome
Lawless Spaces: Warrant Proof Encryption and its Impact on Child Exploitation Cases
The Honorable Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
8:20 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Presentation
Child Exploitation Threat Assessment
Stacie B. Harris, Associated Deputy Attorney General and National Coordinator for Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking, Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Steven J. Grocki, Chief, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Criminal Division
8:55 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. Address
My Life's Mission: Protecting Children
John Walsh, Co-Founder, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
9:20 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. Panel
The Impact of Child Exploitation
Moderator: The Honorable Beth A. Williams, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy
John F. Clark, President and CEO, NCMEC
Lianna McDonald, Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P)
Nicole, Team HOPE Member, NCMEC
Videos displayed during the panel can be viewed here:
- Child Sexual Abuse Imagery Victim Statements on Encryption (video produced by, and provided courtesy of, NCMEC)
- Phoenix 11 Advocacy Statement (video produced by, and provided courtesy of, C3P). More information on the Phoenix 11 can be found at the C3P website
- NCMEC CyberTipline – End-to-End Encryption (video produced by, and provided courtesy of, NCMEC)
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Address
Confronting the Threat of Warrant-Proof Encryption
The Honorable Jeffrey A. Rosen, Deputy Attorney General
10:40 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Panel
The Impact of Encryption on U.S. Law Enforcement
Moderator: The Honorable Brian Benczkowski, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division
Sheriff Mike Bouchard, Oakland County, Michigan Sheriff’s Office
Captain Charles Cohen, Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Commander, Intelligence and Investigative Technologies, Indiana State Police
Kenn Kern, Chief Information Officer, New York County District Attorney’s Office, New York, New York
Richard Littlehale, Assistant Director, Technology and Innovation Division, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
11:40 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. Keynote Address
Keynote
The Honorable William P. Barr, Attorney General
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Discussion
International Perspectives
Moderator: Sujit Raman, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Deputy Attorney General
The Honorable William P. Barr, Attorney General
The Honorable Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)
The Right Honorable Priti Patel MP, Home Secretary (UK)