NETWORK SECURITY
INTRODUCTION
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -As a legally sanctioned official access to private communications, Lawful Interception (LI) is a security process in which a service provider or network operator collects and provides law enforcement officials with intercepted communications of private individuals or organizations.
Detailed explanation-2: -“intercept”, in relation to a communication, means listening to, monitoring, viewing, reading or recording, by any means, such a communication in its passage over a tele-communications network without the knowledge of the person making or receiving the communication; Act inconsistent with Constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The interception of communications includes listening to the calls made on a telephone or opening and reading the contents of a target’s letters or e-mails.
Detailed explanation-4: -Legal phone-tapping is permissible under Section 5(2) of The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. This permits interception of telephonic messages/conversation when adhering to prescribed procedures.