electronic eavesdropping
Covert signal interception
Electronic eavesdropping is the covert interception of communications or conversations using electronic devices—wiretaps on phone lines, bugs planted in rooms, software monitoring digital traffic.
The term covers both government surveillance and private spying: The lawsuit alleged electronic eavesdropping by company executives.
Legal frameworks around electronic eavesdropping vary widely by jurisdiction.
- spywareHidden surveillance program
- wiretappingCovert phone surveillance
- data privacy lawsStatutes governing personal information collection
- keyloggersSoftware recording typed input
- corporate espionageTheft of proprietary business information
criminal investigations · bugging · military reconnaissance · covert operation · NSA · national security · Patriot Act · informants · CCTV · whistleblower protections · SIGINT · encrypted communications · burner phone · surveillance · phone tapping · listening device · phone tapping
electronic eavesdroppingdirect observation
Watching something personally occur
stakeout · tailing · human intelligence · shadowing · on-site inspection
electronic eavesdroppingopen communication
Unrestricted exchange of information
public broadcast · public discourse · public disclosure · communication privacy
electronic eavesdroppingsecure channel
Protected communication pathway
end-to-end encryption · privacy protection · counter-surveillance · information security
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