One of them, developed by J. Edgar Hoover was wiretapping.
由 J. Edgar Hoover 开发的其中一项技术是窃听。
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So, wiretapping is a way to listen secretly to a person's phone calls.
因此,窃听是一种偷听某人电话的方式。
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A wily man in the wire agency pulled wire by wiretapping.
一个诡计多端的在新闻电讯社的人通过搭线窃听来幕后操纵。
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Nowadays, there are laws saying that you – the government cannot tap your phone, cannot use wiretapping unless the use is approved, typically by a judge, a member of the court system.