electronic surveillance
surveillance or the gathering of information by surreptitious use of electronic devices, as in crime detection or espionage.
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How to use electronic surveillance in a sentence
Together they worked in the San Francisco office of investigator Hal Lipset, a master of electronic surveillance, before getting married in 1977 and opening their own investigative agency, Palladino & Sutherland.
Jack Palladino, aggressive sleuth who worked for Bill Clinton campaign, dies at 76 | Harrison Smith | February 2, 2021 | Washington Post“This aircraft can be used for electronic surveillance,” he said.
Putin's Latest Dirty Trick: Leaking Private Phone Calls | Eli Lake | March 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for electronic surveillance
the use of such electronic devices as television monitors, video cameras, etc, to prevent burglary, shop lifting, break-ins, etc
monitoring events, conversations, etc, at a distance by electronic means, esp by such covert means as wiretapping or bugging
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