Question 6 - Short Answer Type Questions (2/3 Marks each) - Chapter 11 Class 11 - Societal Impact

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What is eavesdropping? How is it carried out?

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[Computer Science] What is eavesdropping? How is it carried out? - Short Answer Type Questions (2/3 Marks each)

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Eavesdropping is the act of secretly or stealthily listening to the private conversation or communications of others without their consent in order to gather information. Eavesdropping can be done by standing under the eaves of a house or using electronic devices to capture sound, light, or data.

 

Eavesdropping can be carried out by various methods or techniques, such as pickup devices, wiretapping, bugging, scanning, sniffing.

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