Attorney General William P. Barr Delivers Keynote Address at the International Conference on Cyber Security

Tags: 2010s Amendment IV Attorney General William P. Barr Department of Justice Law Enforcement Probable Cause

Authors: Barr, William

Published: July 2019

URL: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-william-p-barr-delivers-keynote-address-international-conference-cyber

Abstract: Former Attorney General William Barr delivered the keynote address at the International Conference on Cyber Security in 2019. In the speech, Barr describes encryption as a technology that gives cover to criminals, particularly drug cartels, and prevents law enforcement from solving crimes. Barr insinuates that the Fourth Amendment, through balancing personal privacy and public safety, may not allow so-called “warrant-proof encryption” and requests backdoors be added to encryption to allow law enforcement access to encrypted messages through pursuant to warrants.