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Covert listening device

A covert listening device, commonly known as a bug or a wire, is usually a combination of a miniature radio transmitter with a microphone. The use of bugs, called bugging, or wiretapping is a common technique in surveillance, espionage and police investigations.

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Covert listening device

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Triples89
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Other · 59
Covert listening device → Alastair Campbell, Also, Balmoral Castle, Berlin, Blair's, Boeing, British, British Prime Minister, Brussels, Canadian, Central Intelligence Agency, China, Chinese Communist Party, Colin Thatcher, Communications, December, Devices, Director, During World War II, Electronic
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Covert listening device → Agriculture, BBC News, Bugging Hotel Rooms, Bureau, CBS, CIA, Cold War Era, Covert, Crypto Museum, Devices Found, Diplomatic Security, Electronic Eavesdropping, German EU Offices Bugged, How, Listening In, QCC Global News StorySome, Restaurant, Secret Radio Aerials, Spy, State
related to Dictograph · 7
Covert listening device → America, Among, It, Kelley, Turner, United States, While

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Covert listening devicerelated to DictographAmong0.60section
Covert listening devicerelated to DictographUnited States0.60section
Covert listening devicerelated to DictographAmerica0.60section
Covert listening devicerelated to DictographKelley0.60section
Covert listening devicerelated to DictographTurner0.60section
Covert listening devicerelated to DictographIt0.60section
Covert listening devicerelated to DictographWhile0.60section
Covert listening devicerelated to External linksSecret Radio Aerials0.60section
Covert listening devicerelated to External linksSpy0.60section
Covert listening devicerelated to External linksGerman EU Offices Bugged0.60section
Covert listening devicerelated to External linksCBS0.60section

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