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Agency Carnivore Diagnostic Tool Acronym Hierarchy Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Docs URL http://www.fbi.gov/programs/carnivore/carnivore.htm Notes Electronic surveillance program for fighting espionage, drug trafficking, and organized crime. The Carnivore device provides the FBI with a "surgical" ability to intercept and collect the communications which are the subject of the lawful order while ignoring those communications which they are not authorized to intercept. Subjects CRIME LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEILLANCE