Chinese firm hawking eavesdropping systems.* The state-owned Chinese electronics giant CETC CETC CANMET Energy Technology Centre (Canada) CETC Competitive Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (FCC) CETC Connecticut Employment and Training Commission CETC Central European Transport Corridor International Co. Ltd. wants to break into the homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States market with a variety of products that only Big Brother could love. At the recent IDEX IDEX International Development Exchange IDEX Imagery Data Exploitation System IDEX Imagery Digital Exploitation (system) IDEX Identifier of Explorer conference in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (ä`b  thä`bē, zä–, dä–), Arab. Abu Zabi, sheikhdom (1995 pop. 928,360), c. , the firm was selling
many recognizable items--everything from roadside bomb jamming devices
to airport trace explosive detectors.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] But the CETC catalog distributed at the conference touted wares that veered into the "public security" realm, such as the WIS-30 wireless interception system that is "specifically designed for law enforcement, military, and government personnel and agencies to intercept, record, decode, analyze and exploit ... wireless Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. ." The telephone voice recording system "can intercept and record voice signals being transmitted on various telephone lines." Not only can the wiretapping A form of eavesdropping involving physical connection to the communications channels to breach the confidentiality of communications. For example, many poorly-secured buildings have unprotected telephone wiring closets where intruders may connect unauthorized wires to listen in on phone device be used by law enforcement, it's perfect for "financial institutions, airports and customer service departments of various businesses," the literature reveals. The GSM mobile communications monitoring system can intercept the conversations and text messages of mobile phone users as well as locate and track their whereabouts. "The system is usually mounted onboard a van so that it can be deployed at any location when required," the catalog states. CETC in January inked a deal to set up a joint information and electronics complex in Pakistan, according to reports in the Pakistani press. |
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