the report doesn't name any specific apps, but it does put pressure app developers to be more straightforward. congress, meanwhile, taking a new, closer look at apple and its app developers after a social network called path was caught uploading app users' address books without permission. the company apologized and deleted the data, but bloggers started looking at other apps and found many do the same thing. apple this morning says it's going to better enforce its fine print. this could be a big problem because many of the apps on your phone could be a violation. it figured it would take a few hundred homes sold to see if any of them were suspicious. nearly all of them were suspicious. 99% of the homes sold had what king calls irregularities. 84% had what the city said were one or more violation of the law. one of the most common problems of the organization that actually owned the home at the time of foreclosure. california's real estate laws were dedinin to address a far simpler, much different market. it appears to be utterly broken. the house senate and commerce committee will meet about

is malicious. >> mobile app developer says the app landscape which includes about a million apps is a relate tiffly new frontier and beyers should beware especially the new app is free. >> you have to be somewhat responsible yourself that rely on something that needs to be responsible for you. >> there is no hard deadline we'll see changes in app stores. the state will be checking on compliance from the six companies in about 6 months. reporting live in san francisco ktvu channel 2 news. >> for following developing news in san francisco where police have arrested one man and are looking for one more following a high speed chase. it all begins about an our ago, the chef's daughter picks upshots being fired in the bay view. when officers arrived the suspect jumped in a car and sped off. they reached speeds of 80 miles an hour and went from city streets back to city streets and on interstate 80. the man jumped out of the car on 25th and pennsylvania. police had set up a perimeter and looking for the second suspect. where an investigation is underway after house fire today claimed the l

the ftc has a new report titled global apps for kids.y're urging apps store and developer toes improve their privacy policies and wants them to provide simple disclosures to us, the parents, when data is being collected, how it's shared. they're considering whether enforcement action is needed, basically coming down and saying, you think you're downloading these apps so you can make your kids smarter and tech savvy and they're watching you. these things are made for the companies, they're not made for you and actually for our kids to be smart and tech savvy. >> yeah. i got suckered into that early, early on, a free app which your kid loves and loves so much they want you to pie the $42 next level. i had no idea that was around. but no, i have an issue with screens in general. >> you have to be careful. >> but i think you're being a little cynical in your presentation that the apps are only for to us be tracked. >> no, they're to sell us things, too. >> yeah, they are. but when i left this morning, my daughter was doing math on the app. a

they like in terms of making products based on the apps and that means integrating apps into the things we do. >> reporter: a lot of older companies are modernizing themselves. cray ole a for example s letting kids take art projects up a notch without the mess. >> >> for the came era. >> and can you save it to the gallery, post it to facebook or e-mail it to a friend. >> and i do like a tall guy in a uniform. what are you doing later? >> where's waldo is in the app world. >> and ready or not, here i come. [ laughter ] >> and this is an example of a brand that is around for awhile. rejuvenated. >> reporter: over 100 are at the toy fair 2012. and since many are app related, a new tablet is set to come out in time for back to school. in new york, anna coyman for fox news. >>> if you have a sudden or -- son or daughter in college, you know how expensive it can make, especially the textbooks these days. they estimate that textbooks cost triple the past few years and the professors want to change that. you try to create a data base of online source materials and where students can get it for

, only a handful are killer apps.for learning and sharing information but it's now global in multiple languages. >> a lot of countries have bypassed the web and gone straight to the smart phone for communication and information and access to the web. now, the demand. >> tim has dozen apps and he is working on several new ones, including a slot machine for the ipad. >> i think that it's a gold rush has passed, but at the same time there are so many problems you see in the world that are waiting to be solved with apps. >> competition is getting fierce. >> it's getting much more competitive with more than 5,000 apps in the store, but i think there is also a lot of opportunity. >> bill a start-up veteran would like to see young developers do their own start-ups. >> hire them and do anything in the world to have them here. even if they don't make it they learn so much more about the phone is changing our lives and i would love to hire them too. >> cheryl: coming up next, don sanchez takes us inside the living sculpture. a

can i lick the apps?at would be great-- a scratch and sniff album. >> that would be good. >> stephen: the thing that worries me is you're mixing science like physics. you're singing about physics and talking about physics and using this to teach kids about science and music at the same time. why sully music with something ages ugly as science? can't trust science. >> i was quite excited about science. when i was a kid i loved math in school. >> 2 plus 2 equals 4. >> suddenly i had the touch screen in my lap, and i was like, wow. now i can start to map out how i feel songs should be in a more intuitive way, and that sent me back to when i was in music school in iceland -- >> stephen: can i ask you a question about iceland? >> yes. >> stephen: do you people believe in elfs there? i read you people believe in elfs in iceland? is that true? >> we do. but you guys believe in ghost, right? >> stephen: oh, yeah, ghosts are real. we have, like, ghost hunters on tv. you can only see them with one of those green li

to make it safer for metro riders. >> sometimes you can't call 911 within the metro but the app uses the internet techno o o gay to send the data over. >> or push it over to the right authorities. 9 news now. >> that app will go live in less than an hour and be available to the public for free and head to our website wusa9.com and click on the link. anita? >>> tonight prince georges county police looking to make even more arrests in the murder of an alexandria activist. officers arrested 49 year old lynnwood johnson in the death of lenny harris. detectives say johnson knew harris but they aren't saying how. harris disappeared september 21. the next day someone was call on surveillance video using his atm card at a bank. his cell phone and car were discovered in the following weeks. police say johnson's motive was robbery but aren't giving out details in the case. >> we have recovered what we believe the murder weapon, the murder weapon is a firearm. mr. lynnwood johnson gave a full written and verbal concession to prince georges county police department homicide detectives just a few

the chances of people actual -- installing the app the chances of people not installing the app they want or test out because of a privacy poll sill are pretty slim. >> big -- big unknown is whether people will read the privacy policies before downloading the apps and whether they can understand them. >>> the head of the u.s. coast guard is giving his annual address in alameda this morning the first time he's given the speech outside of washington. he plans to use three new coast guard cutters ans a backdrop for his speech that asks for more ships he says the vast majority of his 40 major ships were built during the vietnam war and are falling apart. the admiral says it needs to double its budget for new vessels to two billion dollars a year. >>> san francisco's supervisors are expected to vote next tuesday on a binding deal to host america's cup after hours of discussion yesterday a committee voted to move the deal to a full board vote. race organizers will get a rent-free lease on some piers in exchange for repairing them. pier res for kraeugs -- restoration was expected to take a

want to take you to the waze traffic app this is a social fib app on our wall -- social traffic app on our wall. sailed through the bay bridge, no big deal this is the kind of stuff you can get on this app. we had someone report a standstill westbound 205 in tracy, five minutes ago. this information is more reliable sometimes than some of the freeway speed sensors which gives an average speed. you get to share information with fellow commuters. go to abc7news.com/waze. learn more about it, download it to your iphone, it is like having free gps and traffic information while you commute. >>> 5:11. >> still ahead, is today the day someone hits a major milestone by downloading an app? >>> when is an ipad not an apple it will be decided in a chinese courtroom tomorrow. >>> there are now cash mobs could the new trend in pennsylvania catch on? >>> another chance for greece. eurozone countries agreed to a second bailout, 170 billion dollars in rescue loans but it is not final until greece makes a few more changes. dow could hit a milestone today, 13,000. opened this morning about 50 points shy

marketing her app has not been so easy. >> so i have this app but i don't have down loads.n't make money. >> reporter: but it doesn't dissuade her from trying. >> i think it's awesome to do this. >> reporter: noel walker, ktvu stphuz -- >>> let's talk about our weather now. we got the rain. rain all over for now? >> a few showers possible as we go into the evening hourless. hour -- evening hours. now it's about moisture. we'll show you where the rain is and it's moved south of the area. there could be a few sprinkles along the coast. today is going to be about fog and that fold could impact your morning commute. as you leave tomorrow morning get ready for that. the dry pattern continues. there goes the front as it moves south. you can see the high pressure build in and that sets you up for the fog. the fog is going to slow you down in the morning commute. the computer models are pretty aggressive in leaving the fog right along the inland bay valleys and into the central valley the next couple of days so that takes you to wednesday and thursday. here we are 10:00 tonight, li

let me take to you the waze traffic app all these bubbles are folks who have turned on this free app. they let you know what speed they are traveling at, where they are. so we have traffic spotter moving along at over 40 miles an hour. things are looking good now heading to the bay bridge. what is great about this app is you can get traffic anywhere commuters have turned it on. you can see how traffic is flowing to the san mateo bridge, 880, 101. this is available on our website i'll show you more about that. you saw how it looked on the maps here's live on our camera shot minor delay at bay(a7 brie toll. i did want to update you on the injury accident san jose, southbound 880 two left lanes blocked we'll start to see slowing develop. we'll stay on top of this for you. >>> good morning. this is what is waiting for you when you step out this morning, low to mid 50s, mild around san rafael, san francisco and oakland, 40° everywhere else except concord, redwood city, half moon bay and los gatos mid to upper 30s. area of high pressure sitting over top of us right now winds continuing to

folks have turned on this free app.we can find out traffic is slow in tracy, someone reported heavy traffic already on westbound 205. now i'm going to check out the ride through antioch, still not too bad at this point, i did see a few commuters on the road real-time, so it is popping up now. we have a traffic spotter right there. join our group and our community. get in free app by going to abc7news.com/waze. be a traffic spotter. you can put this on your iphone or smartphone. >>> our time is 5:20. >>> say good-bye to the king. the change coming to some of america's most popular sweet treats. >>> amazing new rocket paving the way for cheaper space research. [ woman ] before allegra, my allergy medicine took hours to work or made me drowsy. after allegra, i have the only one that's both fast and non-drowsy. after allegra, i have it all. >>> good morning. our camera from vollmer peak showing you the bay bridge. we'll tell you more about the closure of the upper deck coming up. you see it is a little shakey. mike tells me

on the waze app.e are drivers out in manteca. get more information by going to abc7news.com. download the free app to your phone and become a part of the abc7 news traffic spotter community. >>> thank you. now 4:54. the university of california berk ily -- berkeley is spending $1300 to make sure its name is not an serbed with the pornography industry buying up internet domain names with the new xxx suffix. it will be used to separate porn-related sites from others. uc perkly is the owner of six names that -- uc berkeley is the owner of six s that will be taken off the market. -- >>> wood smoke is not only dangerous to people but it can be to people as well. the animal rescue foundation in walnut creek is asking pet owners to be more conscientious about sparing the air. they've launched an initiative they tell us there are certain things to look out for. >> if your cat or dog has a hissing sound or their chest is heaving and they seem to be struggling for breath those are clear signs there is probably

that appear in their store and any app that transmits personal data without permission gets the boot but it looks like apple hasn't been hearing to its own policies because eleven percent of the free applications for the i phone and the i pad are taking user contacts and sending them to their parent companies without ever telling you about it and what's worse a few of them aren't even encrypt the data that they're pulling from your contacts before sending them over their own servers leaving that sensitive information open floating around in cyberspace for hackers to fight so you want to know which apps are the worst offenders well we've got yelp koala and hipster to name a few so for every out there is says i don't use those you should keep listening because facebook foursquare instagram even twitter also snooping through your phone . when you use the application in order to match you with other people who might be using it your address book goes up to the server besides your contacts names phone numbers and e-mail addresses twitter records browsing history and search terms like twit

and one of the apps is called lose it. >> it's a free app. we've got it here on the ipad.this is actually my food that i've eaten today. so you can see i have 1,805 calories for the day. i've eaten 1,523. i have 282 left. you can go in and search for the food you've eaten out of the library of 400,000 foods. something i like about this, you can add a snack here. if you have a food, you just hit scan bar code, scan it right there, and it adds it, 180 calories. >> i love that. >> add it to your app. >> and you get a better idea of how you're doing overall. >> and it will give you a good report. you can do it by the day or by the week. >> you're using this app. >> i am. i've lost 12 pounds using this app. >> not increasing exercise or anything like that. >> just paying attention to my calories. >> why do you think it works so well for snu >> just helps me be accountable. i didn't know how many calories i was eating on a daily basis. even if i'm eating badly, even if i go over, it tells me what i've eaten. >> just that psychology of being held accountable. another big deal --

give you conditions for wherever other waze commuters have turned on in free app. download it by going to abc7news.com/waze. you can put it on your smartphone or iphone like having traffic information when you need it and then become a traffic spotter. we already have over 2500 members. >>> 4:55. some same-sex couples are expected to head to city hall to request marriage licenses their requests are not granted for the past 11 years same-sex couples apply for licenses on this day to protest california's ban on same-sex marriage. last year they decided to stage a sit-in, 18 taken away in handcuffs. this year they are planning to gather at the contra costa county clerk recorder's office in martinez to apply for marriage licenses. >> the man destined to become the next leader of china meets with president obama at the white house this morning. chinese vice president landed at andrews air force base yesterday he's meeting with president obama and they will likely talk about this country's trade deficit with china and the military build-up in china. tomorrow he will visi

, the cost of asteroid apps are typically double the cost of iphone apps. >>> two baltimore groups helpingeople nearing foreclosure get help of their own. that's on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts right now. >>> emergency responders in harford county who ran circles this morning trying to find the source of a foul odor now have suggested it's from new jersey. i'm jeff hager. i'll have the details. >>> it's been less than 24 hours since the historic same-sex marriage act. >>> and the port of baltimore is celebrating tonight. why being named a first port of call is a huge deal

the pew research center reports about a third of all adults have apps on their phones. less than half of that group say they use at least one app on a weekly basis, and that figure has declined over the past year. despite the introduction of thousands upon thousands of new apps temperature may be that smart phone users are more educated about what's available and know what they want help with. a good chunk of shoppers use their phones while looking for deals this past season. 38% called a friend while they were in a store. some shopping to see if they could get the same item somewhere else for a better price. and traditional brick and mortar retailers beware: these bargain hunters are taking action. about 20% of those who found a better deal on their phone ended up walking out and buying the item online >>> warriors and sharks in action. gary has highlights straight ahead. >>> plus tom brady's dad sits down with gary to talk about his son's fifth trip to the intoe. we'll be muck -- to the super bowl. give your loved ones what they really want! this valentine's day, the

the chances of people not install ago app they want or they want to test out -- installing an app they want or test out because of a privacy policy i think is slim. >> big unknown is whether people will read the privacy policy and whether they tan them. look for new policies to start popping up as soon as they can be written. >>> for the first time san jose state may not give admission preference to santa clara county students because of budget cuts. officials are expected to decide tomorrow whether they need to turn away 1400 qualified south bay applicants who want to attend san jose the campus has received more applications than it can an come day. they've start -- than it can accommodate. >>> san francisco supervisors expected to vote next tuesday on a binding deal to host the america's cup. after hours of discussion yesterday arñ finance committee voted to move the deal to a full board -- board vote. pier 29 was removed from long term lease rights. if approved next week there will be nine months to get restoration done before preliminary races begin. >>> governor brown arrives in w

app marketplaces that they are on notice. >> reporter: violating the new rule could cost app makers a small fortune, $500,000 per user per violation. >> that can really cut into apple's 90-plus billion dollars on hand quite quickly. >> reporter: there is no timetable for app makers to implement the change but it is expected they will do it quickly. and at least one consumer group says more needs to be done. it's call for do not track legislation that would ban app makers and websites from even collecting that personal information in the first place. >> all right. thank you. >>> a war on girl scouts. why one lawmaker accuses them of promoting abortion. >>> a bay area mom who is a pe pete powerhouse. what she has accomplished that only four other women in the world done. ,,,, anyone who grows things for a living will tell ya... a plant is only as good as the soil you put it in. look, both these potted plants got the same sun. same water. only difference? this. miracle-gro potting mix. rich organic ingredients with miracle-gro plant food mixed right in. it even feeds plants for six str

now, the person who downloads the 25th billion app, 25 billion apps, that's mazing, if you download the5th billion app, you get a $10,000 gift. if you don't want to purchase or download an app, you can still win by registering at the apple website. >> i just bought an ipad last week. >> okay. let's check our -- you can do the nbc bay area app. >> yes, i could. i could check that out for sure. you can get your weather forecast as we head throughout saturday and sunday. a slight chance of drizzle as we head throughout tomorrow morning. as we head into thursday, low 70s. so a big time warmum coming our way as we head into next week. >> skiing and then the beach. >> perfect. >> have a great holiday weekend and we hope yto see you back hee at 6:00. >> good night.

i want to remind everybody if about the fox 5 weather app.hat is extremely detailed. >> i got that downloaded this week. i got two downloads this week. >> everything on our web site, myfoxdc.com. >> cool. stay with us. we'll be right back.  [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. (woman) i'll never stop walkin

for five years ago before an app existed. so i think we still going to see quite a lot of development on the app side, how it develops, models for using it and how it would interact with you and me. >> host: and finally, mr. vestberg, what do you say to somebody who can look out and see all these brand names and all this new technology and words that perhaps they've never heard before, and they're staired of the -- scared of the technological future? >> guest: of course, my first answer, don't be scared about the technological revolution because that is really bringing lots of benefits. and i think what you see out here, that's what we're creating in the whole mobility together around the world. now we see the innovation of it, and that's what i'm talking about, the second phase in a network society. and it's bringing a lot of efficiencies, both for you and me, for enterprise and for our society. so i don't think anybody should be afraid of it. i think the technological revolution is a must for us to actually handle all the g

there are apps for that. a look at apps that will add sizzle and sweet nes to your valentine's day. >> reporter: love is in the air and on your smart phone. there are plenty of apps to make it quick and easy to show your sweety that you care. if you can't find the right words to express your love, find i write love poem addition to help you along step by step. they have aversion that is a little more spice sy. if you're well versed already, how about love in another language? try the app for iphone that promises love in every language. about half of diners surveyed by open table said they made reservations at least a week ahead of valentine's day which means the other half didn't so if you're looking for a last minute restaurant reservation, look for apps for android, blackberry and iphone. >>> don't forget group pon and living social are looking to couple discount lovers with special valentine's day deals on everything from hotel stays to restaurants. >>> the world's most famous chef says the best in the wor

. >> one app is called lose it. it sends information to lose it. >> it's a free app. i have it on the ipad. this is actually my food i have eaten today. i have 1805 calories for the day. i have eating 1500 for the day. you can search for the food you have eaten. something i like about this, you can actually, let's add a snack here. if you have a food, hit scan bar code. scan it right there. it adds it. 180 calories. add it to your app. >> you get a better idea of how you are going overall. >> it will give you a good report. by the day or the week. >> you are using this app? >> i am. i lost 12 pounds using this app. >> not increasing exercise or anything. why does it work for you? >> it helps me be accountable. to put it in here, if i eat badly, it tells me how many i have eaten. >> there's something to it. the psychology of being held accountab accountable. another big deal, as i told you, i have a history of heart disease in my family. blood pressure is something people know to get checked in their doctors office. you may not have symptoms. this is a blood pressure c

there are apps that do just that., a cyber investigator near denver, colorado, just busted a group of 11 and 12- year-olds involved in a middle school sexting ring. they were using apps to hide messages from their parents. >> especially something parents need to know about. >> the ceo of reputation.com. business reputations on the internet. a sext in the hands of a teen can reek havoc. most parents under estimate how often their kids text about them. like my parents are fighting. my dad had too much to drink or my mom didn't get that raise. >> sometimes this has the risk of being permanent and public. having a very strong consequence not just for the kids, but also the parents. >> here's the fix. instead of searching text message folders, text free or text plus. according to that colorado investigator. small says parents really should look at all of the apps carefully. to know exactly what your kids are doing. >> i definitely think that parents should check their phones. >> experts say the apps could pull investigatio

we go to the waze traffic app.north bay major problems on highway 37 as you remember out of vallejo due to the fog in fact, this is a traffic app that is a social-based app so drivers can report what they see or commuters such as passengers. we got a report of foggy weather on fremont dive, hopefully not as foggy as it was yesterday everything else is still looking -- good on 80, 780 some commuters have turned none free app. you can have it -- turned on this free app. you can have it too abc7news.com/waze. >>> 5:20. >>> calling it a shocking discovery, researchers find the quickest way to trigger memory may come at the flip of a switch. >>> clint eastwood returns to television, not in the way you think. [ mom ] hey gu. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. how to solve a brother-sister standoff. ♪ pillsbury chocolate chip cookies, warm out of the oven. another sweet

we have an app for that. apps to add sizzle and sweetness. >> love is in the air.d on your smart phone. valentines day snuck up on you, this are apps to make it quick and easy to show your sweetie that you care. if you can't find the right words to express your love, try an app like i writes love pee em addition for iphone and ipad to help you along step by step from scenes to brainstorming and a finished product and a version that's a little more spicy. if you think you are well versed in the language of love, how about love in another language, try the app for "ñlove in ever language. half of diners surveyed, said they made reservations a week ahead of valentines day, the other half didn't. if you are looking for a last minute reservation, look at the apps for android blackberry and iphone. also don't forget the groupon and living social are looking to discount lovers with deals. on everything from hotel stays, to restaurants. a new survey says 4 million people are expected to get engaged on valentines day. american express conducted the survey and found half 'ñ6

now the waze traffic app, commuters have turned on this free app and they are on the roads out of tracy still looking good flew the altamont pass even -- good through the altamont pass. this is a great tool to have, you can check out traffic wherever other commuters have turned on this app. you can go to abc7news.com/waze to download it to your iphone or smartphone it will be especially helpful to get around the bay bridge closure this weekend. >>> our time is 5:11. >>> just to follow up on what frances said it is decision day we'll know in hours if the planned closure of the upper deck of the bay bridge this weekend is a go for work. we will show thank you exclusive waze to navigate around the closure. >> weather is going to be a big factor in that. >> warning about a controversial breast cancer fighting drug. >>> the valentine's day tradition that is not a big hit with san francisco cleanup crews. more colors. same edge. droid razr by motorola. buy one for $199.99, get another one free. and back for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >> closed captioni

they like in terms of making products based on the apps and integrating apps into the things that we older companies are modernizing themself. crayola, for example, is letting kids take art projects up a notch without the mess. >> ta-da! >> beautiful, you can save it to the gallery. post it to facebook or e-mail to a friend. >> i do like a tall guy in a uniform. so what are you doing later? >> reporter: where's waldo is also in the app world. >> 49, 50. ready or not, here i come! tag. you're it. u're it. >> so this is actually an example of a brand that's been around quite a while that was rejuvenated by the app market. >> reporter:

buy more apps? buy more stuff. >> okay. >> wow! >> i usually buy the 99 cent apps. that's great. >> let's take a look at forecast. we see from the police chase things are dry. >> thankfully for that chase. good morning. here's a live look up at heavenly no new snow expected this week. i hear it is ski week for some lucky school districts. mine's not. kids will be back at school tomorrow, kind of a good thing too. back at home a include of cloud cover, pockets of -- home a lot of cloud cover, pockets of sunshine. this is the coolest afternoon in the seven day forecast cycle. you can see a few light rain showers up north near crescent city and eureka that's where they are going to stay. the system that is creating those is creating clouds still 48 san rafael the rest of us low to mid 50s monterey bay and inland mid to upper 50s. sunny pockets today, cooler than average, warming trend tomorrow through friday cooler this weekend, it will also remain dry. as far as today compared to average all of us sho

patriots app.ou can get videos. what i love here is they have a picture gallery and they show pictures of their cheerleaders here. >> nice. >> yeah, i never saw that before. updates. live updates throughout the game. fan stuff. >> you might be the only female that's looking at the cheerleader gallery. >> yeah, probably. the other thing here is if you're a sports fan you already have this -- >> i do. >> espn. >> love this. this is my favorite app on the planet. >> espn score center. this is where you want to be. everything you need to know is right here. the day of the game. and even leading up to the game. because if you want to know, you know, your stats and kind of trash talk with your friends. >> in-game stats. perfect. >> and also there will be live analysis coming up during the game. this is also the place to be. and then the other thing that people also talk about is of course the commercials. >> best commercials of the year. looking forward to that ferris bueller one that's supposed to be ou

mobile app. here, we see the password equaled a test. >> reporter: he hacked into the southwest app and found the personal data of passengers. >> there is a tradeoff made of, well, how secure are we? you know, pretty secure? well, then we are willing to, you know, take that risk. >> reporter: but if you were in an open wifi environment, like an airport or coffee shop, your smartphone data is at risk, largely because you leave it unprotected. >> a lot of people don't think of their phones as being computers but they really are. they are as powerful as computers were a few years ago and people store a lot of information on there. they have pictures, they have contact lists. things that are of value to cybercriminals and they have to protect them. >> reporter: good advice before you travel in an increasingly open smartphone-filled world. southwest airlines about the company's app, they say they are looking into the security breach and they will have a security patch for app users. janelle? >> scott,

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. >> what about the future of apps, do you see those continuing? >> i think apps will continue to be extremely vital as the internet is growing with information. i think you and i as users want an easy way to find it and not search all the time. i also thing that app providers will be one way of promoting their brands and get a loyal community of users that are using that so they can establish a relationship with their consumers through an app which nobody thought about five years ago. i think we are going to see quite a lot of development on the app side, how it develops for using it and how it will impact with you and me. >> what do you say to somebody that can look out and see all these brand names and all this new technology and words perhaps they never heard before and scared of the neck noling call future? -- technological future? >> don't be scared, because that is really bringing lots of benefits and what you see out here, that's what we are creating in the whole month bit. now -- mobility. we are seeing the innovation of it. and that's wha