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The Furby came out in 1998. Less than 50% of US homes even owned a computer at the time, let alone had Internet access (and that was usually dialup if they did)
by duskwuff 3y ago
The Furby came out in 1998. Less than 50% of US homes even owned a computer at the time, let alone had Internet access (and that was usually dialup if they did). Cellular networks were largely voice-only and quite expensive. In short: even if Furbies had some way to record data (which they didn't), there would have been no practical way for them to exfiltrate it.
- kube-system 3y ago> there would have been no practical way for them to exfiltrate it. Pick it up and carry it? It's not like analog tape recorders are permitted in these places either. All outside recording devices are banned. See the link in the now top-comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39107224 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39107224
- pnw 3y agoPracticality has never been an issue for spies. Look at the lengths the Soviets went to for surveillance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(listening_device) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(listening_device)
- rezonant 3y agoOn the other hand, Ooh, looks like this Furby has learned the English words "new", "nuclear", "facility" and "Ohio"! /s