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The Hacking Team Leak – An Italian cybersecurity firm that sold hacking tools to law enforcement and intelligence agencies was hacked in 2015, exposing contracts with repressive governments using their tools to surveil dissidents.
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Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
During a massive search in 2023, Mackenna's team used drones and other technology to surveil the lake.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
The latter film was controversial because in the real-world 1960s, the FBI was more likely to surveil, harass, and frame civil-rights activists than avenge them.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
The platform is being used to surveil journalists and others, and report back to Beijing.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
During a massive search in 2023, Mackenna's team used drones and other technology to surveil the lake.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
The latter film was controversial because in the real-world 1960s, the FBI was more likely to surveil, harass, and frame civil-rights activists than avenge them.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
The platform is being used to surveil journalists and others, and report back to Beijing.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveil. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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