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Communication Intelligence is a Military/Intelligence Termin for any technical interception way to obtain Data from Telecommunication. | Communication Intelligence is a Military/Intelligence Termin for any technical interception way to obtain Data from Telecommunication. | ||
| − | == DR Data Retention == | + | == DR - Data Retention == |
Recording of all telecommunication traffic data (who calls who when and from where) but not call content | Recording of all telecommunication traffic data (who calls who when and from where) but not call content | ||
| − | == LI Lawful Interception == | + | == 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 | "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 == | + | == 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 | 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 | ||
Revision as of 20:24, 19 November 2011
Acronyms in the area of signal intelligence, interception and related issues
COMINT - Communication Intelligence
Communication Intelligence is a Military/Intelligence Termin for any technical interception way to obtain Data from Telecommunication.
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
