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third-party monitoring of electronic communications
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wiretapping

Summary

wiretapping ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (639 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • wiretapping is a type of eavesdropping[2].
  • wiretapping is a type of violation of law[3].
  • wiretapping's Commons category is recorded as Telephone tapping[4].
  • wiretapping's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Telephone tapping[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include eavesdropping[2] and violation of law[3].

Why It Matters

wiretapping ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (639 views/month).[1] wiretapping has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] wiretapping is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). wiretapping. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/wiretapping
MLA “wiretapping.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/wiretapping.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_wiretapping_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{wiretapping}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/wiretapping}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Telephone tapping
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → eavesdropping, violation of law
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39248, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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