surreptitiously
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In January 2020, PCMag reported that Avast Antivirus was surreptitiously collecting user data for Avast subsidiary Jumpshot, which repackaged and sold the data.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Already, women have begun speaking out about their experiences being surreptitiously recorded on smart glasses and the feeling of violation that arose when they realized that they’d been posted online for content.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
Through a youth theatrical group, he met Jews who were surreptitiously distributing leaflets calling for resistance to the Nazis, including sabotage in factories.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Firstly, a recording, especially one done surreptitiously, is not a legal document.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
The summers were warm, and there were creeks and inlets and streams in the nearby woods where they could catch fish, surreptitiously, of course, because they weren’t supposed to.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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