Feds should help local police access digital evidence

A report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies says the federal government needs a bigger role in helping state and local police access digita...

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When it comes to digital evidence, encryption is not even close to being law officers’ top concern. Their bigger problems have to do with getting access to unencrypted evidence, according to a new study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The report recommends a bigger role for the federal government in helping state and local police access digital evidence. Will Carter, deputy director of CSIS’ technology policy program, talked with Federal Drive with Tom Temin about the recommendations.

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