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• n  keeping a secret or furtive watch
• n  the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
• n  the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
• v  catch sight of
• v  watch, observe, or inquire secretly
• v  catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
• v  secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage

• CIA employee Aldrich Hazen Ames and his wife Maria del Rosario Casas Ames were arrested last week and charged with spying for Russia.
• The identity thieves are out there - and someone could be spying on you.
• The arrest of a top INS official, accused of spying for Havana, plays right into the hands of the pro-embargo lobby.

• undercover work
• detection
• catching
• espial
• spotting
• descry
• spot
• espy
• spy
• stag
• snoop
• sleuth
• sight

News & Articles

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• Suspected of Spying for Israel, Man Jailed in Egypt
  Egyptian state prosecutors have imprisoned a man suspected of spying for Israel. Click here for the rest of the article...
  June 16, 2013 - The Forward
• NSA cyber spying on China not a surprise, but it's not ho-hum, either (+video)
  NSA chief says leaks about US cyber spying on China, and techniques for doing it, will impair intelligence-gathering. Others play that down, saying the more significant hit will be to relations with China and to US global work on behalf of a free and open Internet. 
  June 15, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor
• NSA cyber spying on China not a surprise, but it's not ho-hum, either
  NSA chief says leaks about US cyber spying on China, and techniques for doing it, will impair intelligence-gathering. Others play that down, saying the more significant hit will be to relations with China and to US global work on behalf of a free and open Internet. 
  June 15, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor

Quotes

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• Rahm Emanuel in ABC News (blog)
  He added, "There is no doubt it's a good thing because we've uncovered individuals here who, although they didn't plead to being spies, were clearly caught in the business of spying. And it sends a clear signal to not only Russia but other countries...
• Nick Clegg in BusinessWeek
  This government will end the culture of spying on it's citizens,Clegg said during a speech in north London. "It is outrageous that decent, law-abiding people are regularly treated as if they have something to hide. It has to stop."
• Chris Dodd in Forbes
  For the last six years, our largest telecom companies have been spying on their own American customers,said Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., who unsuccessfully tried to block the bill from coming to the floor Monday.