Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.hackers.town/@X00001" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>X00001</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nintendo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nintendo</span></a> kicking <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Switch2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Switch2</span></a> devices off their network for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToS</span></a> violations is one thing, and like the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Xbox360" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xbox360</span></a> that is justifyable.</p><ul><li>However remotely <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/bricking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bricking</span></a> devices is not, as Nintendo does not <em>own</em> these devices legally when they are rightfully sold to a consumer.</li></ul><p>Even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> of all corporations knew that they cannot cross that line, and merely exclude <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consoles</span></a> from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Multiplayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Multiplayer</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Purchases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Purchases</span></a> but still allowing people to play their games.</p><ul><li>I sincerely hope people will not just <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClassAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClassAction</span></a> [because that means Nintendo can just throw money at the problem and not <em><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/undo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undo</span></a></em> anything (see <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sony</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PS3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PS3</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OtherOSsettlement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OtherOSsettlement</span></a>)] but file criminal charges for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/malware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>malware</span></a> against Nintendo.</li></ul><p>I am not affected and most certainly won't buy a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NSW2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSW2</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SW2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SW2</span></a> for that reason alone.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NotLegalAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotLegalAdvice</span></a></p>