eavesdrop
Example Sentences
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Quantum cryptography offers a promising defense by using the rules of quantum physics to secure communication against eavesdropping.
From Science Daily
Who has the capacity to eavesdrop on a cellphone chat between top Russian and American officials?
It refers to signals intelligence, which includes eavesdropping, but it does not cite sources for its conclusions.
From Washington Post
U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies have been eavesdropping on the communications of drug gangs for decades, and the intercepts are routinely used to build federal criminal cases against traffickers extradited to the United States.
From Washington Post
The documents indicate where information and insights were gleaned by “signals intelligence” or “sigint,” essentially wiretapping or eavesdropping on calls or hacking into emails.
From Washington Post
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