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as in interference
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as in wiretapping
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Recent Examples of eavesdropping
Ratings on this measure are down significantly in the Trump era, although in many cases the slide began during the Obama presidency, coinciding with revelations about NSA eavesdropping and other similar stories.
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Richard Wike, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2020
Later, Marlinspike met with the company’s other cofounder, Jan Koum, who had grown up in Soviet Ukraine under the constant threat of KGB eavesdropping.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 31 July 2016
Instead, expect closed-door negotiations where no one’s eavesdropping.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Telecommunications firms have a legal obligation to allow federal authorities to have access to electronic information if there is a court order for the eavesdropping.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Richard Wike, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2020
Later, Marlinspike met with the company’s other cofounder, Jan Koum, who had grown up in Soviet Ukraine under the constant threat of KGB eavesdropping.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 31 July 2016
Instead, expect closed-door negotiations where no one’s eavesdropping.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Telecommunications firms have a legal obligation to allow federal authorities to have access to electronic information if there is a court order for the eavesdropping.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping
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What's New The European Union has launched an investigation into TikTok over its role in Romania's recent presidential election, annulled following allegations of Russian interference.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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There’s also the question of whether WBD will honor the promise to let DC Studios proceed without interference — a promise already undermined by the fact casting for Superman had to be approved through a committee of studio execs including Warner President and CEO David Zaslav.Mark Hughes, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Later this week, the five people charged in his death will face interrogations by the city’s justice department during multiple hearings.Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
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Yes, the interrogation videos were leaked to [producer] Alex Gibney around the spring of 2023.Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Microsoft said that the attackers seemed to be looking for information about what the company knew about them—in other words, Midnight Blizzard doing reconnaissance on Microsoft's research into the group.Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
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During the Vietnam War, reconnaissance UAVs, or unmanned aerial vehicles, were deployed as decoys in combat.Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
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Importantly, however, is the nature of the questioning.Kimberly A. Whitler, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Reid said the questioning would have been limited to four hours.Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Detectives are canvassing the area in search of surveillance footage from nearby properties.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Dec. 2024
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There are also hundreds of hours of police body camera and surveillance videos that have been provided to the defense.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Eavesdropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdropping. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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