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Bob Mottram e4271d2082 SIGINT
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SIGINT
Abbrev. Signals Intelligence. Data obtained via espionage or from
public sources which is used by the secret police of a nation state.
Hardware or software systems which contain back doors to facilitate
covert data collection are described as being "SIGINT enabled".
Also see back door.