Electronic surveillance conducted with the consent of one party to the conversation is known as what?

• A. Listening In
• B. Wiretapping
• C. Participant Monitoring
• D. Eavesdropping

Answer: (C)

One-party consent surveillance, where a participant in the conversation agrees to be monitored, is described as participant monitoring. The key idea is that someone involved in the conversation has given explicit permission for the surveillance, which can make the interception lawful under many laws that recognize consent from at least one party. This differs from covert or unauthorized methods, which are typically labeled as wiretapping or eavesdropping and imply no consent. Listening in is a more casual term and doesn’t capture the formal authorization aspect that defines participant monitoring. So, the term that best fits “electronic surveillance conducted with the consent of one party to the conversation” is participant monitoring.