:blobcatcoffee: These Are the Notorious NSA Furby Documents Showing Spy Agency Freaking Out About Embedded AI in Children's Toy
— @404mediaco
"kotaKat, whose interests include furry fandom and infosec, filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the NSA a year ago because he was “bored in a group chat one night” and was discussing the episode"
"The NSA has finally released a treasure trove of documents about the brief Furby panic of 1998 and 1999 at America’s top spy agency, in which it banned the toy from its offices as a potential spy device, discussed the toy’s ability to “learn” using an “artificial intelligent chip onboard” on an internal listserv, and ultimately was embarrassed by attention from the press after an employee leaked news of the ban to The Washington Post."
Good morning Fedi friends! My #furby army grows - I think this may officially be an #adhd hyper fixation at this point but I’m kind of just going with it :blobfoxcrylaugh:
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Hasbro are bringing back #Furby, because what the world really needs right now, is an ugly moron with crazy hair, spouting unintelligible gibberish and sound bites.
No word on whether Furby will stand in the US presidential elections or will begin in the UK as leader of the Conservative Party. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65994859 #politics