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OP is likely taking exception to the use of the word "eavesdropping", since it means listening to, specifically, conversations.

The researchers use that very word in the title of their paper: "Hard Drive of Hearing: Disks that Eavesdrop with a Synthesized Microphone"

Yeah, researchers are known to do this kind of thing to get more publicity for their research, they have career goals too after all.

It's research clickbait basically.

How much experience do you have with forensic audio analysis?