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Acronyms in the area of signal intelligence, interception and related issues | Acronyms in the area of signal intelligence, interception and related issues | ||
| − | == COMINT | + | == COMINT == |
| − | 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 | + | == DR == |
| − | Recording of all telecommunication traffic data (who calls who when and from where) but not call content | + | Data Retention: Recording of all telecommunication traffic data (who calls who when and from where) but not call content |
| − | == LI | + | == LI == |
| − | + | 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 | + | == 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 | + | 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 20:25, 19 November 2011
Acronyms in the area of signal intelligence, interception and related issues
COMINT
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: 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: 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
