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In which decade did Furby, the toy later banned from NSA facilities over recording fears, first go on sale?
Answer
1990s
Furby launched in 1998, becoming one of the biggest holiday toy crazes of the decade before its microphone raised security concerns at U.S. government agencies the following year.
💡 Did you know?
Furby toys were banned from NSA headquarters and other U.S. government offices due to fears their microphones could record classified information.
Other options people guess
- 1980s
- 2000s
- 1970s
Topics
- toys
- 1990s
- furby
- toy-fads
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