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Recent Examples of eavesdropping
The agreement comes after intense scrutiny over China’s intelligence operations in Cuba, after earlier reports in 2023 that Beijing and Havana might have inked a deal to build a new eavesdropping site.
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Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Colleagues would talk for hours with the powerful and the secretive; a conversation with Julian Assange required technological methods that we were not permitted to discuss, to discourage eavesdropping.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Plus, without encryption, eavesdropping was a persistent problem.
—Julianne Pepitone, IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2025
First things first, the Siri eavesdropping class action lawsuit applies to U.S. Apple Siri users only.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Colleagues would talk for hours with the powerful and the secretive; a conversation with Julian Assange required technological methods that we were not permitted to discuss, to discourage eavesdropping.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Plus, without encryption, eavesdropping was a persistent problem.
—Julianne Pepitone, IEEE Spectrum, 25 July 2025
First things first, the Siri eavesdropping class action lawsuit applies to U.S. Apple Siri users only.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eavesdropping
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The Roberts court, unusually obsessed with the Supreme Court’s public reputation and appearance of political interference, might consider such a ruling a way to balance limiting executive power without tanking the broader economy.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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As well as visibility of the northern lights, strong geomagnetic storms can also cause problems with technology, such as fluctations in the power grid and interference with satellites, which can affect GPS.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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George was immediately arrested for the murders and subjected to hours of interrogation without his parents or an attorney.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The overwhelming majority of experts dispute that torture actually works as an interrogation technique, arguing that any information that comes out of it is unreliable as people under duress will say anything needed to convince their torturers to stop.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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The 38-foot-long aircraft, with a modular design, can fly more than 2,300 miles, deliver fighter-like performance, and enhance intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and tactical early warning missions by fusing sensor and payload data from multiple platforms.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Developed for the Swedish Navy and aligned with NATO interoperability standards, the A26 is engineered for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), as well as long-range precision strikes and seabed warfare.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Under questioning, Klinger rejected claims that Parker sat idly at her desk as concerns came in.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Thanks to a thorough investigation and questioning, this pedestrian was contacted on Interstate 580 after walking away from an earlier crash.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Privacy and civil liberties advocates also warn these surveillance tools represent a grave threat and say there is not a sufficient regulatory framework in place or oversight to ensure federal agents are using new technologies in a way that protects privacy and constitutional rights.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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In short, Australia is developing an autonomous underwater surveillance network using local technology and ship platforms to monitor its northern approaches more effectively.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The New Jersey native also teased some new music on the way after some prying from Hudson.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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The prying end also serves as a nail puller, box cutter and bottle opener.—
Ben Coxworth
October 07,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Eavesdropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eavesdropping. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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