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= DR - Data Retention = | |||
Recording of all telecommunication traffic data (who calls who when and from where) but not call content | |||
= LI : Lawful Interception = | |||
"Lawful Interception" is an Euphemism for build-in Interception capabilities in compliance with legal framework regulating this. Trouble: This type of legal framework doesn't exist in some countries and what is "Lawful" is defined by a single person aka the head of the government | |||
= SIGINT: Signals Intelligence = | |||
Signals Intelligence is a Military/Intelligence Term for all kinds of _TECHNICAL_ Interception ways (passive, active, through build-in or external technical measures) not limited to COMINT (communications intelligence) which is a subcategory of SIGINT | |||
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Acronyms in the area of signal intelligence, interception and related issues
DR - Data Retention
Recording of all telecommunication traffic data (who calls who when and from where) but not call content
LI : Lawful Interception
"Lawful Interception" is an Euphemism for build-in Interception capabilities in compliance with legal framework regulating this. Trouble: This type of legal framework doesn't exist in some countries and what is "Lawful" is defined by a single person aka the head of the government
SIGINT: Signals Intelligence
Signals Intelligence is a Military/Intelligence Term for all kinds of _TECHNICAL_ Interception ways (passive, active, through build-in or external technical measures) not limited to COMINT (communications intelligence) which is a subcategory of SIGINT
