Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• such as: For example; like
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• close to home: Emotionally sensitive or personally relevant to someone.
• go away: To go on vacation
• spy on: To secretly watch someone in order to gather information about them.
• regardless of
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• personal data: Information that relates to an identifiable individual.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• on the contrary: In contrast; from the opposite standpoint
• for instance: As an example.
• open the floodgates: To allow something to happen freely and in large amounts.
• turn on
• against you: In opposition to you.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• collect: By asking the receiver of a call to pay for it