wire-tap
Covert listening device
A wire-tap is a device or method for secretly monitoring telephone or electronic communications, typically by law enforcement with a court order.
The verb means to install such surveillance: The FBI wiretapped his phone for six months.
Often spelled as one word: wiretap.
Ongoing observation of something
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- buggingSecretly recording conversations
- spyingSecretly observing others
snooping · intelligence · reconnaissance · observation · tracking · informants · counterintelligence · stakeout
Formal authorization document
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- judgeOne who decides
testimony · affidavit · jurisdiction · compliance · admissibility · FISA · consent · disclosure
Signal-emitting device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
encryption · signal · circuit · microphone · audio · digital · analog · frequency
Intentionally concealed
- secretConcealed information
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
hidden · undetected · cloak-and-dagger · furtive · concealed · shadowy · illicit · unauthorized
Brush clean with broom
- debuggingError removal from programs
- detectionAct of finding something
- scramblerDevice that jumbles signals
- encryptionConverting data into code
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- buggingSecretly recording conversations
spying · snooping · intelligence · reconnaissance · observation · tracking · informants · counterintelligence · stakeout · target
warrant
Formal authorization document
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
judge · testimony · affidavit · jurisdiction · compliance · admissibility · FISA · consent · disclosure · authorization
transmitter
Signal-emitting device
telecommunications · encryption · signal · circuit · microphone · audio · digital · analog · frequency · decryption
covert
Intentionally concealed
- secretConcealed information
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
stealth · hidden · undetected · cloak-and-dagger · furtive · concealed · shadowy · illicit · unauthorized · off-the-books
sweep
Brush clean with broom
wire-tapencryption
Converting data into code
secure communication · end-to-end encryption · secure line · counter-surveillance · privacy protection