Which term describes snooping or eavesdropping to monitor and record traffic?

• A. Active Wiretapping
• B. Passive Wiretapping
• C. Wiretapping
• D. Lawful interception

Answer: (B)

Snooping by quietly listening to and recording traffic without disturbing the data flow is passive wiretapping. It uses taps or sniffers to capture packets as they travel, so the communication remains unchanged while data is gathered. Active wiretapping, by contrast, involves altering or injecting traffic to extract information, which can be detectable and disruptive. The general term wiretapping is not specific about whether the activity is passive or active, and lawful interception refers to tapping performed under legal authorization rather than the method itself. So the best fit for monitoring and recording traffic through eavesdropping is passive wiretapping.