54: Catching Criminals using Bitcoin Traceability with Larry Cameron

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Larry Cameron joins us to talk about his role as the Chief Information Security Officer at the Anti Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII). Part of Larry's job is to "follow the money" using a variety of data scraping tools. Larry talks about how he frequently runs into cryptocurrencies while gathering intel on human traffickers.

There is a lot of nuance to this discussion, and it ultimately comes back to the narrative that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies is only used by criminals and traffickers. We get into the details and find out just how useful Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are to the criminals that use them.

Email Larry Cameron at - larry@followmoneyfightslavery.org

Connect with Larry on LinkedIn - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/larrycameron80

Recognize Human Trafficking - https://www.canadiancentretoendhumantrafficking.ca/how-it-happens/

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(00:00) - Introduction

(01:55) - Introducing Larry

(05:26) - Discussing Blockchain Forensics

(09:32) - Dealing with Banks

(15:45) - "Bitcoin is used for money laundering, right?"

(26:59) - Considering the lightening network, Tor, and using the public to help you find missing persons

(39:06) - Discussing some of the harsh realities of human trafficking

(47:28) - Using software to expand on money trails