Communications data
Introduction '''Communications data''' (sometimes referred to as '''traffic data''' or metadata) concerns information about communication.Communications data is a part of a message that should be distinguished from the content of the message. It contains data on the communication's origin, destination, route, time, date, size, duration, or type of underlying service.
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See also * Call detail record* Internet Protocol Detail Record* Pen Register* Data Retention Directive* Interception Modernization Programme* Mastering the Internet* NSA Call Database* CSE and Communications data* Titan traffic database