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Its parent company, call center giant Teleperformance, was accused of trying to surveil remote workers and subsequently reached an agreement with a labor union federation over its surveillance practices.—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 3 May 2026 Critics worry that the quieter, nimbler drones will be used to surveil the public with little oversight.—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026 The Financial Times recently reported that Iran obtained a Chinese spy satellite in late 2024 to surveil US military bases.—Krishna Karra, Bloomberg, 23 Apr. 2026 The technology could be adopted by law enforcement to surveil immigrants, people of color and nonviolent protesters.—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for surveil