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
    26·
    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
      12·
      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.

      • JDubbleu@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        Almost any server will have basic logging surrounding IP, especially considering it’s one of the most useful bits of information to help identify malicious traffic, and can be used for a host of other things.