Mastercard problems

Thu Dec 9 11:11:59 UTC 2010

In article <4D00A373.3010806 at prt.org>, Paul Thornton <prt at prt.org> 
writes
>Earlier this morning there were two people interviewed on the BBC radio 
>4 Today program (this is considered the BBC's flagship morning 
>news/current affairs show on their serious nationwide talk radio 
>station) about this - one was a security consultant and another was a 
>member of/spokesman for the 'operation payback' group.  One wonders why 
>the Met Police didn't have someone waiting to have a quiet chat with 
>the latter when he left the studio.

In this case the chap was in their central studio, but the earlier 
technical expert wasn't (you can tell by the way he's introduced and 
other verbal clues). I've done several such live interviews, in the 
studio and both attended and unattended remote - they all work a bit 
differently.

The police would have to act fast to get round there before he left the 
building, but if the interview was from a regional studio he'd be long 
gone.

On the other hand, if the BBC got hold of him, they must have some 
contact details to trace him.

ps I was surprised the expert claimed that Visa's service had been taken 
down by DDOS, despite being Akamaised.
-- 
Roland Perry