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Il l u m i n at i: An intellectual society and social club formed by a
university professor, Adam Weishaupt (1748–1811), in southern
Germany in the 1770s in the spirit of the Enlightenment. It was
suppressed by Bavarian authorities in the 1780s. Weishaupt
spent the rest of his life writing about the Illuminati. People who
believe Illuminati conspiracy theories believe the society never
died away but lived on, run by people intent on controlling the
world through devious means.
In f o r m at io n: Pieces of raw, unanalyzed data that identify
persons, evidence, or events or illustrate processes that
indicate the incidence of a criminal event or witnesses or
evidence of a criminal event.
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In f o r m at io n Sh a r in g Sy s t e m: An integrated and secure
methodology, whether computerized or manual, designed to
efficiently and effectively distribute critical information about
offenders, crimes, and/or events in order to enhance prevention
and apprehension activities by law enforcement.
In f o r m at io n Wa r fa r e: Synonymous with cyberwarfare,
information warfare is the offensive and defensive use of
information and information systems to deny, exploit, corrupt,
or destroy an adversary’s information, information-based
processes, information systems, and computer-based networks
while protecting one’s own. Such actions are designed to
achieve advantages over military or business adversaries.
In f o r m at io n/In t e l l i ge n c e Sh a r in g: See National Criminal
Intelligence Sharing Plan.
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