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wiretapping



NOUN
spying
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Four people have been found guilty and given jail terms by a Greek court after a wiretapping scandal shook the country in 2022.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

Assuming they’d followed the law, arranging such surveillance would have involved a number of legal and technical steps, including securing a wiretapping warrant.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2025

Federal law is focused on preventing wiretapping, mandating that at least one party to the call knows that it’s being recorded.

From Slate Oct. 31, 2024

After the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush secretly ordered a warrantless wiretapping program code-named Stellarwind.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2024

Saidy suggested that there was an actual plot to keep Fischer from becoming World Champion, and this involved the wiretapping of his parents’ phone.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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