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  • The acquisition of intelligence information in the public domain. *The acquisition of intelligence information from public media, observation, government-to-government dialogue, elicitation, and from the sharing of data openly acquired; the process may be classified or unclassified; the target and host governments as well as the sources involved normally are aware of the general collection activity, although the specific acquisition, sites, and processes may be successfully concealed. (IC Staff, Glossary of Intelligence Terms and Definitions, 6/89)