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surveillance

[ser-vey-luhns, -veyl-yuhns] / sərˈveɪ ləns, -ˈveɪl yəns /


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Executives from the technology companies said a proposed bill would force them to change their products to allow for more surveillance and potentially compromise encrypted systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The third case involved covert surveillance at a hen harrier roost in the Yorkshire Dales where investigators captured evidence of a planned attempt to kill one of the UK's rarest birds of prey.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Anthropic is in a legal battle with the US military after refusing to change its internal policy prohibiting the use of its Claude model for lethal autonomous warfare or mass surveillance.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

These aircraft are used for maritime surveillance, although they are likely collecting information on Cuban military capabilities as well as tracking the Cuban leadership, Cancian said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

To them, the answer to why she thought she wasn't being tailed was simple: She lacked the experience to pick up on her KGB surveillance team.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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