Anons, plz become familiar with the words and definitions as we head down this path there will be an intense battle to nuance the meanings of these words…be on guard!
Survaillance= watching individuals for purposes of gathering fact based information that may be critical to the swearing out of search warrants, etc.
Per definition -the act of watching a person or a place, esp. a person believed to be involved with criminal activity or a place where criminals gather:
Electronic surveillance of specific individuals requires a truthfully based fact establishment of probable cause via a sworn affidavit before a magistrate or judge., the requirement of judicial authorization is based on an expectation of privacy argument (private vs in public)
Per definition-: the act of using electronic devices to watch people or things
Spying- insertion of persons or processes into a situation without a proper legal foundation.
per definition- to watch secretly usually for hostile purposes
Informant- somebody within an organization that comes forward to provide information about ongoing criminal behaviors.
per definition: one that imparts knowledge or news.
one that informs against another
specifically, one who makes a practice especially for a financial reward of informing against others for violations of penal laws