The word "wiretap" refers to secretly monitoring or listening to someone's conversations by intercepting their phone calls or electronic messages. Full definition
During the government's three week case, the jury has heard from roughly a dozen witnesses, dozens of wiretapped phone conversations and read hundreds of email exchanges. (politico.com)
He also talked about unusual phone calls heard on wiretaps on phones during the appointing of Savino. (rocklandtimes.com)
And Google's submission to the FTC contained «not a whiff of noncompliance» - even though during that same period Google faced charges in court and throughout the federal government that it snooped on consumers» internet traffic and scanned users» emails in potential violation of federal wiretapping law. (dailyherald.com)