Question

How is Snooping different from Eavesdropping?

Answer 1

Eavesdropping is the unauthorized surveillance or interception of private contact between two people over a network in real-time. Snooping is not the same as eavesdropping. The first occurs in real-time, although the latter does not. Imagine someone listening in on your private conversation using a concealed camera in your room or physically standing by your room's window as an example of eavesdropping. Snooping, on the other hand, could result in the person making a copy of a letter addressed to your friend, keeping the copy, and sending the original letter to the intended address.