eavesdropping

Example Sentences

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A VPN cannot protect you from all online threats, such as eavesdropping attacks, fake Wi-Fi hotspots or IP-based tracking.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Quantum cryptography offers a promising defense by using the rules of quantum physics to secure communication against eavesdropping.

From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2025

Friedman said he and Simonds want to use NSO’s eavesdropping and surveillance technologies to “achieve a safer world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

"You feel like you're eavesdropping on intensely private moments of people you don't always like but come to deeply understand," said The Hollywood Reporter's Frank Scheck of a 2018 production.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

All that they knew, they had learned from eavesdropping on adult conversations.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood