Written Testimony for Full Committee Hearing "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis
Dear Chair Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and Members of the Committee: On behalf of the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys (NAAUSA)– representing the interests of over 6,000 Assistant U.S. Attorneys (AUSAs) working in the 94 U.S. Attorney Offices–I write to emphasize the severe impact big tech’s utilization of end-to-end encryption has had on the success of federal law enforcement operations, particularly operations against crimes involving the exploitation of children, recruitment of terrorists, and proliferation of drugs online.