FBI Used Nintendo Switch To Locate Abducted Child [Update]
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A friend notified the authorities after seeing the missing girl sign on to her console to download a game

FBI Used Nintendo Switch To Locate Abducted Child::A friend notified the authorities after seeing the missing girl sign on to her console to download a game

  • grasib@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    It’s written in the article…

    A friend saw that she was online and informed the authorities. With Nintendo’s cooperation, the FBI culled the Switch’s IP address, uncovered her location, and moved in to arrest Roberts.

    • Quokka@quokk.auEnglish
      02·
      1 year ago

      Surprised Nintendo’s servers bothered to log the IP with how backwards they are in regards to anything online or storing user data.