Covert listening device
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covert-listening-device-166-6261802
title:
Covert listening device
text:
A covert listening device, more 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. Self-contained electronic covert listening devices came into common use with intelligence agencies in the 1950s, when technology allowed for a suitable transmitter to be built into a relatively small package. By 1956, the US Central
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Surveillance device
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covert_listening_device
date created:
2002-09-18T13:50:59Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T18:12:50Z
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