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The 3DS’s requirement to track the user’s pupil position to render 3D was its critical vulnerability. The CIA’s Embedded Devices Branch (EDB) allegedly developed a software implant—codenamed TALONVIEW —that could be surreptitiously installed via a malicious QR code or a compromised Wi-Fi hotspot. Once installed, TALONVIEW did not steal game data; it hijacked the inward-facing camera’s eye-tracking stream. In a controlled environment (a target’s home, a hotel room, an airport lounge), the 3DS would be placed on a table, its screen facing up. The implant would continuously capture high-resolution images of the room reflected in the user’s cornea. As demonstrated in academic research on "corneal imaging," a 3DS held at a 45-degree angle could reconstruct significant portions of a room—reading documents, identifying other individuals, or capturing passcodes typed on a laptop—all while the user believed they were simply playing The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds . cia 3ds