Interception

Europe Lawful Interception Market Report 2016-2022 - Germany dominated the Europe lawful interception VOIP market in 2015 - Research and Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Europe Lawful Interception Market (2016-2022)" report to their offering.

Various countries within Europe use Lawful Interception with a coordinated effort of network operators and the LEA's. The collected information is used to support needs of private organizations or individuals.

In case of Germany, lawful interception activities are conducted on SMS, chats and emails. The US and Western Europe have rules of conduct that must be followed when there is a need for lawful interception; however, in countries such as France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal the European Union has given free hands in this matter. However, within Russia, the Federal Security Service operatives (FSB) is responsible for conducting surveillance directly by using lawful interception equipment called Systems of automated and remote legal interception (SORM). The European Union has drafted standards for real-time tracking of activities on platforms such as social media and emails (Facebook and Gmail). Rising crime rates within the European Union has led to the need for lawful interception.