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FBI Used Nintendo Switch To Locate Abducted Child (kotaku.com)

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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

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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 9 points 1 year ago

Likely just through Nintendo and then the ISP. IP address gives an exact physical address via that route.

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