# Defintions E

## Eavesdropping

Eavesdropping is the act of secretly or stealthily listening to the private conversation or communications of others without their consent in order to gather information.

Links

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eavesdropping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eavesdropping)

## Exiftool

ExifTool is a free and open-source software program for reading, writing, and manipulating image, audio, video, and PDF metadata. It is platform independent, available as both a Perl library (Image::ExifTool) and command-line application.

Links

* [https://exiftool.org](https://exiftool.org)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExifTool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExifTool)

## Expliot

An exploit (from the English verb to exploit, meaning "to use something to one’s own advantage") is a piece of software, a chunk of data, or a sequence of commands that takes advantage of a bug or vulnerability to cause unintended or unanticipated behavior to occur on computer software, hardware, or something electronic (usually computerized).

Links

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploit\_(computer\_security)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploit_\(computer_security\))
