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Under section 69B of the Information Technology Act, 2000, what does 'traffic data' mean?

Traffic data under section 69B means data identifying or purporting to identify any person, computer system, network or location from or to which a communication is transmitted, including origin, destination, route, time, size, duration or type of service. It is not limited to message content.

  1. AAny data identifying or purporting to identify a person, computer system, network or location to or from which communication is transmitted, including origin, destination, route, time, size, duration or type of serviceCorrect
  2. BOnly the content of the message sent between two users
  3. COnly the encryption keys used by an intermediary
  4. DOnly the financial transaction records held by a bank

Explanation

The Explanation to section 69B defines traffic data as identifying data about the communication, including origin, destination, route, time, data, size, duration or type of underlying service. It concerns metadata about communication rather than only message content, keys or bank records.

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