Communications data explained

Communications data (sometimes referred to as traffic data or metadata) concerns information about communication.^[1]

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.^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. Briefing Note: Why Communications Data (Metadata) Matter . Big Brother Watch.
2. http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/Treaties/Html/185.htm Convention on Cybercrime