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
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.
Here is the thing in the US and isp’s and companies. Any data that is collected and be subpoenaed.
This is one of the main reasons vpn companies do t keep access logs, because when they are subpoenaed the response would legally be, we don’t have that data.
In cases like this most companies and admins if they have an abuse email or can validate over the phone in cases like these. Admins will hand over details
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Does someone know HOW they did that? Did they just use the switch gaming account to ask her the location she was at?
I don’t have a switch so i don’t know what you can do by knowing the account name of someone (like sending DMs etc…)
It’s written in the article…
Here is the thing in the US and isp’s and companies. Any data that is collected and be subpoenaed.
This is one of the main reasons vpn companies do t keep access logs, because when they are subpoenaed the response would legally be, we don’t have that data.
In cases like this most companies and admins if they have an abuse email or can validate over the phone in cases like these. Admins will hand over details