Acoustic Kitty

The public record identifies Acoustic Kitty as a experimental technology matter associated with CIA during 1960–1967. A CIA research effort that explored whether a cat equipped with implanted audio hardware could be used as a mobile listening platform.

During the Cold War, the CIA explored turning an ordinary house cat into a walking surveillance device.

A CIA research effort that explored whether a cat equipped with implanted audio hardware could be used as a mobile listening platform.

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