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as in interference
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as in wiretapping
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Recent Examples of eavesdropping
Analysts estimate quantitative indicators of military strength using a sprawling infrastructure of satellites, open-source data collection, spies, and electronic eavesdropping.
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Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
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.
—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
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Jason Lyall, Foreign Affairs, 22 July 2022
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping
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Orbán perpetually runs interference for Putin, China, et al.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
29 Jan. 2025
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Thomas would strip these agencies of their protections against political interference, and Trump would love that.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Except, Zhu doesn’t do anything all that interesting with this interrogation, other than briefly hinting at and abandoning it.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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Her legal team specifically cited a ruling from the same year by the European Court of Human Rights, which concluded Knox’s rights to a lawyer and an interpreter were violated during her initial interrogations with Italian authorities.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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And, even if all the accounts were 2FA-protected, there’s still that hacker reconnaissance issue to consider.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during a nighttime armed reconnaissance mission over the then-Democratic Republic of Vietnam on Sept. 5, 1967, when his aircraft vanished, the agency said.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Indeed, local news in particular has proven to be a critical piece of infrastructure, providing up-to-the-minute evacuation orders, live video of fast-moving fires and tough questioning of officials during press conferences.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Quiz Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week for questioning as part of her confirmation process for U.S. attorney general in the Trump Administration.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Police are still searching for the man who attacked Young and Chanel after releasing surveillance footage of the suspect late Friday.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Jiang Kevin Jiang/Instagram Police obtained video surveillance from a nearby residence.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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