Mobile threats Definitions
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CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act)
CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act) is a United States federal law that enables the government to intercept wire and electronic communications and call-identifying information under certain circumstances -- in particular, when it is necessary in order to protect national security.
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man-in-the-disk (MITD) attack
Man-in-the-disk (MITD) is an attack vector that allows an intruder to intercept and potentially alter data as it moves between Android external storage and an installed app.
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spyware
Spyware is a type of malicious software -- or malware -- that is installed on a computing device without the end user's knowledge.