Electronic Information in Criminal Investigations and Proceedings

Ignatius Grande, Denis Walsh, Patrick Linehan of Steptoe & Johnson, and Hon. James Francis addressed how electronic data that is saved to locations including computer hard drives, mobile devices, and the cloud has become a frequent target of criminal search warrants and is often used in the investigation and prosecution of crimes.

Topics included:

• Industry push toward data protection and encryption
• Electronic data in the context of search warrants and motions to suppress
• Preservation and spoliation in criminal matters
• Technological self-incrimination/obtaining passwords and biometric authentication
• Handling privileged data in criminal investigations

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