Eavesdropping

[ˈiːvzˌdrɒpɪŋ]
перехват средствами связи, перехват телефонных разговоров, подслушивание; снятие информации с технических каналов связи; проф. прослушка
 Несанкционированный пассивный перехват информации без её изменения.
 Secretly gaining unauthorized access to confidential communications. Examples include listening to radio transmissions or using laser interferometers to reconstitute conversations by reflecting laser beams off windows that are vibrating in synchrony to the sound in the room.
♦ Webb caught the bartender's eye, saw that his eavesdropping had been noted. (Anthea Fraser – Death Speaks Softly)
♦ From eavesdropping to exceptionalism, the filmmaker explains why America is a sick country. (Andrew Romano – Oliver Stone on the Tyranny ... / Oct 16, 2013)
♦ GCHQ, which gathers communications from around the world to identify and disrupt threats to Britain, has a close relationship with the U.S. National Security Agency and with the eavesdropping agencies of Australia, Canada and New Zealand in a consortium called "Five Eyes". (reuters.com, 2022)

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electronic eavesdropping — слежка с помощью микрофонов, звукозаписи и т. п.
Смотри также
- eavesdrop
- electronic eavesdropping
- radio eavesdropping
- interception of communications
- wiretapping

— Игорь Мостицкий (обсуждение) 13:47, 9 января 2026 (MSK)