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Trap and trace device

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004966

An electronic instrument used to record the originating numbers of incoming calls to a particular telephone line. This device does not intercept the content of the communications, only the identifying information of the caller. Its use is generally subject to judicial authorization, such as a court order, under privacy laws.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004966
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Trap and trace device",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An electronic instrument used to record the originating numbers of incoming calls to a particular telephone line. This device does not intercept the content of the communications, only the identifying information of the caller. Its use is generally subject to judicial authorization, such as a court order, under privacy laws.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/trap-and-trace-device/"
}

Record 5,076 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.