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		pnw on Jan 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The NSA Furby Documents Practicality 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)

jabyess on Jan 23, 2024 [–]

the craziest thing about this is:

> The Thing was designed by Soviet Russian inventor Leon Theremin,[7] best known for his invention of the theremin, an electronic musical instrument.

hoseja on Jan 24, 2024 | [–]

Huh. Makes sense actually, both are induction-at-distance audio devices.

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