Magnus Hedemark<p>The NSA banned Furby in 1999, fearing it could record secrets. But the real conspiracy was inside the toy itself—engineers had secretly designed it to be hacked. How a $35 children's toy became the ultimate symbol of tech rebellion.</p><p><a href="https://magnus919.com/2025/05/furby-how-a-35-childrens-toy-became-the-ultimate-hackers-canvas/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://magnus919.com/2025/05/furby-how-a-35-childrens-toy-became-the-ultimate-hackers-canvas/</a></p><p><a href="https://pompat.us/tags/furby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>furby</span></a> <a href="https://pompat.us/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a></p>