telephone tapping
Listening in on a telephone conversation, without the knowledge of the participants; in the UK and the USA this is a criminal offence if done without a warrant or the consent of the person concerned.
| Telephone tapping, or the use of ‘wire taps’, has become an important although controversial tool in the efforts against organized crime, drug trafficking, and foreign intelligence information. |
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