the ftc has been out front as far as enforcement at least in this regard. know, the new -- the only new legislation to speak of is at the state level with these password request laws that are making their way through various state legislatures. but other than that there's not a lot of legislative activity. >> i think the cfpb and the ftc are finding their way around each other, and definitely there's a loot of overlap -- a lot of overlap. you're speaking with specific expertise from financial services. i don't think you introduced yourself, but with mastercard, i believe. and so i think in financial services, financial services has been hesitant to start incorporating this social data absent some very vanilla, benign uses, and i think that's the right approach. and so i don't know that there's been, there's been any issue to sort of gal galvanize perspectie from the cfpb about. definitely it's something they're focused on, and should people start using this to make decisions about creditworthiness or something hike that, then we -- like that, then we certai

mentioned the ftc -- never mentioned the client. it was anonymous. when you get that letter -- >> it can be overwhelming for a new company management team to proceed with. because a lot of the work we had done proactively, we were well positioned. >> after we got over the initial shock of being investigated, we saw it as an opportunity to show the ftc -- here is what we did, we made a good faith more than reasonable effort to comply with this statute. if we missed anything or messed it up, tell us and we will fix it. we were basically just doing the best we can. here is all approve. -- here is all the proof. we interacted with a different person but it was a lot of the , about howorative ok we were providing with this section. the woods a good, but we get a little bit. it was a back-and-forth so that we could refine their process these and manuals to make sure they're doing everything correctly and at the end of the day, may of 2011, they closed their investigation and determined that this is a consumer reporting agency, which we kn

. >> reporter: in spite of the registry she noticed the robo calls are increasing and so has the ftc.ey can make these calls cheaply from anywhere in the world. >> reporter: will explains the ftcs do not call registry is working but it really only applies to legitimate companies. >> this is stacey at accountholder services. >> reporter: thanks to new technology, an increasing number of robo calls is coming from scammers often overseas using fake caller ids making them virtually impossible to track down. >> right now, we are getting about 6,000 complaints a day about robo calls. about 11,000 a day just for do not call. >> reporter: how many companies have been taken action against? about 100 total. >> please press one now on your phone. >> reporter: what do you do personally about robo calls? >> i hang up on them, don't press 1, 2 or 3 and don't listen to what they are trying to sell. >> reporter: the longer you stay on the line the more likely they are to call you back. >> or press 3 to be placed on our "do not call" list. >> reporter: pressing any button even if it's supposed to opt

. >> the ftc is investigating and created fake ones based on real come ons. some red flags? promises like guarantee add proveal or low fixed rates. with no details or ads that look like they're from a government agency. >> ftc poured through ads and warned about 30 companies they may be breaking the law. >> consumer reports says the best way to get a good loan bump up your score by clearing up black marks and errors with three credit bureaus. and for people like joe, it may offer good options. a good place to start is with a bank or credit union. you can get copies from annual credit report.com we have information on abc 7 news. >> and if people are asking for money? >> no. no. you're supposed to get money from them. not from you. so no and in cases it's illegal. >> coming up, a controversial figure creating an uproar for san francisco's gay pride parade. >> how owe organizers handle that had selection. i'll have that story coming up on abc 7 news. >> in the abc 7 newsroom stepping up limo safety following the fire. it trapped and killed five women on the san mateo bridge. g

this is not, of course the first run in with the ftc. the agency closed a review of the search business in january without taking action action. regulateors are looking into google business. stocks fell again today for the first back to back drop in a month. shares of hewlett-packard soared 17%. twitter taking a page from face bk's play book. bloomberg west learned they're going let users match up with customer e mail lists. the tool which is likely to be unveiled before the end of the year is similar to a few tour facebook offers. in san francisco, i'm emily chang, larry, carolyn, back to you. >> if you're headed out to the beach this weekend you have one less worry. the group heal the bay released a report card and 93% of the beaches got an a grade for the summer. that is a huge jump. environmentalists say the back of -- lack of rain meant less pollution running into the bay but say humans still present a threat. >> so you've got dry weather, people hosing off their driveways that will go into beach water. >> the only areas showing hig

why is it the ftc process is the only approach? if the user has said i do not want cookies on my computer, and some party goes in and puts cookies on the computer, why is that not a violation of the can or privacy act of using your employer's internet access against their terms? >> why are you going to look at me? >> i can play law professor here for a second. the fact that a user says you have to give me $50 if you send me your webpage does not mean the webpage has to send you $50. so, a unilateral statement by the user saying "i want something" does not mean anything. the same thing if a website says something when you go to your page. when you're talking about spyware, hacking -- you have famous lawyers who bring cases and there are defendants who say they are wrong. what you have then is you have these claims that it is a hack or a wiretap. there are a lot of cases filed and some have settled for money. all of this against the backdrop of our laws against hacking and spyware and wiretapping, but a lot of normal as this practice

the ftc on its launch, again, some of these data brokers. citing these companies cannot suing them, not even investigating them, what do you make of the state of play for data brokers? it sounds like it still had the upperand. >> well, i think this is an investigation. it's a good first at. we clearly need to take a broader look at the industry. it is not just -- clearly there is a problem when somebody is going tolacklist you. you can't get a job because there is an curate information and a data broker file. that's a big deal. it's also a big deal if you don't know that, for example, someone making an offer knows exactly homuch money you make and they know whether they can give you a $10 coupon or $1 coupon based upon the fact that they know your salary, that's a pretty big disparity between the amount of power and information that you have as a consumer and a company has. gerri: you know, for consumers, thiss a big black hole for consumers. we have no idea what kind of information they're trading, an frankly at think you would be appalled

ftc constitutes what is the sale and isn't. there are court cases and i take false advertising whether it is real, i take it seriously. in the end of the day it undermines consumer confidence. and we saw this to a huge extent with the mortgage industry. i take it seriously and people should be allowed to take the lawsuit forward. whether they wins a different sore store. >> steve, you can sue anybody for anything. the way to interpert every detail of things. we have enough lawyers and we don't need more, do we? >> no. we don't in the days of hand held and pc. you can check if it is a good price or not. >> it comes back to the idea of buyer beware. >> as someone who spent time in the courts, i tell you, these kines of cases are not jamming up the california courts. come on. >> just wait, that is at least is -- stocks are on sale and that's the truth. [ male announcer ] hunt...farm...or trail... polaris has what you want. legendary atvs.. led by the powerful sportsman 850 ho. value-minded side-by-sides... featuring the new ranger

the ftc says the search giant may be illegally curbing competition in the online display advertising. both the eu and canadian authorities are investigating the company's search practices. >>> all right, we got the holiday weekend on our mean. we want to know if you can invite anybody, who would you want at your memorial day barbeque? all you have to do is tweet us your top three. my boston one, i want pedro martinez, larry byrd. he gets to pick the beer and cam neely. imagine playing whiffle ball with pedro martinez. still ahead on "way too early," tim tebow, well, he's got another fan, chuck norris. this guy he never messes around. why he's the quarterback's no. 1 fan. >>> and it is prom season. there is a great shot at the commander-in-chief back from his prom night, did make a half hearted look for mine. but the mullet wasn't making the cut. i couldn't find it. we'll show that pick of the president. that and a check on weather when we come right back. >>> the four in the world trade center bombing were sentenced. the journal put them together plus. >> bill and i are not agreeing o

. >> during the process, we called the ftc for guidance on how we could possibly follow this wall thatitten in a way that makes it very hard to comply. we called anonymously, and i explained this is the company, this is what they are planning on doing. how can we comply? help us understand how this statute applies to the business model and we had a great back-and-forth with an attorney at the ftc who helped us think through a lot of the issues and they were actually really excited on the issues. when i would call and ask a question, the attorney that i spoke with will say you know what, i don't know the answer to that to the this is an interesting issue. but my colleagues and get back to you. so we had this interaction that was helpful and collaborative. then fast-forward to i think it was october -- >> we launched our employment product in october of 2010. >> then at the end of the month we got a letter saying that we were on the receiving end of a non-public investigation by the ftc. and honestly we don't know how the investigation started. it wasn't from the conversations that i was

according to the report, the ftc will examine if google is pushing companies to use more of its services beyond banner ads. the head of mcdonald's is getting grilled over nutritional content. at a shareholder's meeting thursday, ceo don thompson said the company "doesn't sell junk food." he says he wants to add more fruits and vegetables to the menu and wants to attract "millenials" who are heading to chipotle and panera for healthier options. workers at mcdonald's and other fast food chains such as wendy's have also been protesting this week about pay raises and worker conditions. congress is taking a new approach to student loans. yesterday, the house approved a bill proposed by republicans that "pegs" new student loan interest rates to yields on the 10-year treasury note. president obama is threatening a veto, because interest rates would fluctuate over the life of the loan. under the bill, students with stafford loans would be charged interest based on the 10-year treasury, plus 2.5% or more, with a maximum rate of 10.5%. currently, the the fixed rate on students loans is 3.4%, and s

. >>> the ftc is moving forward with a plan to provide better in-flight wi-fi service. it's proposing to auction off newly available airways in order to improve the speed and lower the cost of internet service on those flights. it may take years but the goal is to provide travelers with service that exceeds what most americans have at home. >> that is nice. >>> new u.n. report says by next year there could be more cell phones on the earth than people on the earth. right now people outnumber those devices about 300 million in all but with more people working and personal phones, it is changing fast. >>> finally don't forget sunday is mother's day and plenty of places are offering free food for mom. a couple examples. she can get a small free cup of yogurt at tcby, free slices of pie at charlie's and hooters, best place to go and score a free entree up to 10 bucks as long as she brings along her kid and buys a drink. >> mother's day at hooter's turns quickly into father's day. you can eat wings, babe. >> buy me a drink and bring the kid. >> and drive home because i'm goin

should it be the ftc and something that is contracted out and outside company or non-profit. what does this look like for the region . those questions remain to be unanswered. but i'm supporting this because i think it allows us to begin at least the pilot. and to be honest, the concern from people like supervisor wiener and myself too has not been doing the pilot, but actual the pilot is too small because in other cities, other regions that have done this, they have done more than a thousand bikes, they have done 10,000 bikes and several thousand bikes. one of the questions they had what was the program is too small and whether it will take off. that question remains unanswered. but we won't know unless we begin the process. >> thank you. that question and the point about the program being too small is exactly what's driving this request to bring this number of bikes to above 700 to a minimum threshold to have at least hope of having a successful bicycle launch. >> this is another point i wanted to bring up and make sure this was accurate. it comes to about $1,000 a bike. wh

with the ftc looking at the business again, face it, when up get a letter from the government, that's never a good thing. and also, when google made this top at about 920, the option volume exploded. it did 180 or 200,000 options on those dames when it's making those tops. it's now fallen off. option volume has now fallen back quite a bit. it sounds kind of a blowoff top. >> okay, well, it might be time to check on the charts. carter, what are you seeing? >> the chart is excellent. and here's the reason. it's very simple, by my work, anyway. it's because it's off 5.5% from 920 to 770 low today, that keeps the thing healthy. every time the stock has a three, four-month run, it has a correction. that's the ideal way to progress. what makes something vulnerable is when they don't progress. what's good about this is what's happening. the pull back, it's not like apple. it's not like anything like that, it's very good. >> it's healthy, apparently. mike, do you agree? >> i do. i think the story is intact. scott was talking about google glass, obviously, they don't really monetize mobile tha

should it be the ftc and something that is contracted out and outside company or non-profit. what does this look like for the region . those questions remain to be unanswered. but i'm supporting this ca

the ftc has recorded more than 40,000 complaints about the so- called grandparents scam since 2010 amounting to tens of millions of dollars lost and warnings have been issued by everyone from the feds to consumer groups to the bbb about the scam that's increasingly common because it works. >> we just generically call it the grandma scam but it can be almost any relationship. >> reporter: esther nolan of the san francisco d.a.'s office says while scammers don't always claim to be a grandchild, they typically rely on a set of common tricks like claiming an injury to explain the way they sound. >> my ribs, my jaw, that's why i'm talking the way i am. >> reporter: and begging for secrecy about an embarrassing arrest or injury to keep the senior from verifying the story. >> i don't want nobody to know. >> we won't tell your mother, then. >> reporter: the crooks then arrange for a wire transfer and while western uniforms now come with warnings not to send money for unconfirmed emergencies, they are often overlooked or ignored. >> by the time someone has picked it up at western union it's already t

specialize in helping web publishers sell as to put on their web sites have filed complaints to the ftc. will was a the number one player in the $15 billion u.s. a display ad market in 2012 with 15.1% market shares. this is compared to facebook 14.6% share, according to industry research arms. google is expected to widen its lead to a 20.7% of the market in 2014. >> president obama plans to give the jersey shore a boost with a post memorial day visit to showcase recovery efforts and aftermath of super storm sandy. the president will tour the coastline with governor chris christie on tuesday and speak about the need to expand economic opportunities for middle- class families hit by the storm. the president also plans to meet with business and home owners who have " benefit from the recovery. " the government has been over a billion dollars to assist families during the storm. >> nearly 115,000 federal workers will get a four day weekend, but it is no reason to celebrate. the employees have to take furlough days thanks to those forced spending cuts that kicked in march 1st. the irs, depar

. >> the ftc sued a company for charnels related to text messages with tips on how to flirt.ls say the company signed people up without their consent. >>> the city counsel is set to consider a new smoking ordinance at parks and plazas. it was expanded after officials got complaints from residents and businesses about smoking. it includes all city parks, smaller than 5 acres. >>> family members are in a fog as they try to deal with an arrest of a 12-year-old, the brother of leila fowler who is accused of her murder. the clues neighbors say that didn't add up. >> and a neighborhood is being swallowed up by a sink hole. the mystery that is prompting a call for help from local leaders. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. >>> a town divided a family in disbelief. talking to neighbors and friends tonight about the stunning arrest of a 12-year- old boy accused of stabbing his 8-year-old sister to death. good evening. >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am gasiafrank -- >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am jul

. >> the consumer financial protection bureau and ftc have been warning about 30 companies breaking the. >> the best way to get a good loan is bump up the credit store by clearing up black marks and errors where three credit bureau s. pay off as much debt as you can and check out www.makinghomesaffordable.gov and could offer good options. a place to find a legitimate commercial lender is with a bank or credit union where you have an account. you can get free copies of your credit report once a year from www.annualcreditreport.com. >> we are continuing to following breaking traffic news from sunol. >> you can see the scene southbound 680 at vargas with traffic backed up for miles. still ahead at 6:30 the deadly crash under investigation. . >> and victims from the deadly >> abc7 news starts right now with breaking news. >> at 6:29 we follow the breaking traffic news in sunol. >> it is on southbound 680 and it is a mess. here is leyla gulen. >> as we take a look from sky 7 we have an update and three lanes have reopened. one lane remains blocked due do an early fatal accident that happened

specialize in helping web publishers sell ads to put on their web sites have filed complaining to the ftcmber-one player in the $15 billion u.s. display ad market in 2012, with 15.1% market share, compared to facebook 14 port 6% share according to industry research firm he marketer. gold bow is expected to widen its lead it to 20.7% of the market in 2014. >> a new gallup survey rates the most stressful cities in the u.s. and one city in the bay area has made it to the top 10. california is home to five of the 15 most russell places to live in u.s.. los angeles takes the top spot with while sampras is go ranked no. 7. it is no surprise that hawaii is the least stressful place to live in america. the survey is based on the amount of residents to experience stress on different days during 2012. >> today is also your support in your patriotism. i know the class of 2013 and joins me in slitting your service as well. (cheers & applause) to the entire brigade of midships, at you and by the the highest virtues of this venerable institution. i know that some of you at times >> we're trying to keep

to use it, companies have to adhere to strict ftc guidelines similar to fair trade, but only 950 haveso far. one note, chris, if we wanted to buy styles like the ones we're wearing right now but fair trade, almost impossible to find. >> well, used to be a lot easier to find made in the usa, it seems to me. maybe there was a time they were doing a lot of ads and we were looking for it. it's important stuff. thank you very much. >>> that's going to wrap up this hour of jansing & co. thomas roberts is up next. ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. that's the value of performance. for sein a whole new way. for seeing what cash is coming in and going out... so you can understand every angle of your cash flow- last week, this month, and even next year. for seeing your business's cash flow like never before, introducing cash flow insight powered by pnc

another big story, pinnacle entertainment and ameristar shares moving lower a after the ftc alleged a merger between the two would reduce competition and lead for higher prices for some customers. you can see pinnacle entertainment ending the day lower by around a 8%. maria, back to you. >> seema, thank you so much. >>> coming up, it's the $58 billion question. can facebook make enough money to ramp up the stock price? now, some advertisers are walking away because of content they see as offensive. we'll get to the root of facebook's latest woes. but first, the nasdaq paying the largest s.e.c. penalty against an exchange ever due to that facebook ipo debacle. we've got all the details coming your way. and if you are looking for summer bargains, take to the street. the market experts went on a bargain hunt to find the best summer stocks to own right now, and if they are right for your portfolio. that and a lot more. a busy show on "closing bell." we're back in a one minute. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repaint

in the area of the money market rule recommendations to the ftc, they have been open for comment, -- >> would you commit at least two following the same thing that the fed does about relation those transcripts? >> i would have to go back and look. >> thank you, take a look at that. that is all i am asking. fsoc does not keep transcripts, and i do not even think they keep minutes of their staff meetings or subcommittee meetings or the committee meetings. that is where most of the work is done. would you commit to transcribing those minutes -- transcribing those proceedings and keeping minutes of those meetings. of practicesare were meetings like that are normally transcribed. the challenge of working in comforted areas involves many meetings. i'm happy to follow up with you on concerns you have. >> i think most minutes -- as you know, this is one of the most important committees or in response to financial crises. i think it is important from unrestored basis. >> congressional staff need to draft important legislation. there are not minutes of that either. i think it is a competent a

your take on this, and do you think there's a regulatory concern that jay just pointed out, that the ftc may say, hey, the being guys can afford to subsidize your broad band charges, but this is going to squeeze the little guys. >> first, to your question on regulatory, i don't think the regulatory concerns are as much on the fixed -- the wireless broadband side supposed the fixed broadband. so that, i think, reduces the regulatory issue. but i have to disagree with the last answer. i think that espn, given the brand extensions that they have, they've been, you know, an innovator on the mobile platform. this is a platform that pays billions of dollars to the sports leagues every single year. and yet the opportunity for the mobile advertisement is pretty much untapped at this point. you know, think about the measurement issues, the industry seems to be getting closer to measure this. so there's all kinds of incentives, i think, as to why espn might consider, you know, this to be the opportune time to leverage this huge brand. i might also add that if you remember, about five or six years

it is difficult to get that government mind share to predict when the ftc or if the ftc is going in.cahn, huge winner away from this. i think this is a story worth watching because if herbalife gets an auditor they will buy back stock because they think their stock's very cheap, david. >> and they will get an auditor through no fault of theirs that they laut their auditor. >> this is an amazing moment and we didn't get to urban outfitters. the market's too difficult, but it's a multiple issue. the multiple is very high. >> all right. we'll find out, the opening bell less than four minutes away, join us, will you? lets you talk face-to-face and share whatever's on your screen. blackberry z10 with bbm video. built to keep you moving. see it in action at blackberry.com/z10 yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announcer ] new alka seltzer fruits chews. enjoy the relief! ♪ [ cows moo ] [ sizzling ] more rain... [ thunder rumbles ] ♪ [ male announcer ] when the world moves... fut

you have the congressman out of massachusetts who back in january sent this letter to the ftc saying,ing is a clear and present danger to the stability of the markets. we reached out, washington time, we'll get a response next week probably. back to you. cheryl: you know that very well. adam, thank you. dennis: coming up, you know the adverse is wrong, a guest who says so saying by munis now. cheryl: legal to pay with gold and silver, filling you in which state it is. as we go to break, look, hey, at the metals, why not. gold, silver, copper down today, a lot due to the negative news from china, and, of course, the jobs report. we'll be right back. ♪ we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ cheryl: lo

would specialize in helping web publishers so as to put on there website have filed a complaint to the ftce with the no. 1 player in the 15 billion u.s. display and market in 2012, with 15.1% market share, compared to facebook 14.6% share, according to industry research firm the marketer. google is expected to widen its lead to 20.7% market in 2014. >> a new gallup survey race the most drizzle citizen the u.s. and one city in the bay area's made it to the top 10. california is home to buy the 15 most dreadful place to live in the u.s.. los angeles takes the top spot while san francisco ranks no. 7. hawaii is the laeast stressful place to live in america. the survey is based on the amount people experience stress on different days during last year. >> let us take a live look. >> to try to take a look at the san mateo bridge but the light is reflected. san jose 49 degrees. will get to a high of 70 with the sunshine this afternoon. >>529 right now and you are up early and want to get out of the house you may want to know if you need a jacket. >> yesterday you difficult to erica with the weath

but the ftc said the claim was unfounded.te the deal kellogg's denies wrongdoing and plaintiffs could get cash refunds up to three boxes of cereal. certainly would explain a lot. >>> finally, let's talk about this. did you hear the one about the guy in rhode island who brought his tony to the liquor store? >> oh, no. >> why? >> why not. >> for a drink. >> that's it. that is, in fact, it. >> they were thirsty. >> a guy and his buddy walk in a liquor store with his pony and next thing we are talking about it on national tv. no word on the purchase. no word if it's legal. there's a follow-up freeze frame. there's nothing else. guy with a pony in the liquor store. back to you. >> way to start a wednesday morning. >>> now to the new optimism for your home and your wallet this morning. the dow skyrocketing to another record and housing prices surging. abc's rebecca jarvis is here with the latest. tell us what these numbers mean, rebecca. >> they mean good things for your wallet. stocks surged to new all-time highs as the country's

according to reports the ftc is following up on complaints the internet giant abused its power in theselling online graphical and videe ads. the examination is in the early stages and may not result in a formal probe. >>> elizabeth taylor's first wedding dress will soon be up for auction. according to christie's the gown she wore when she married host tail heir conrad hilton will go up for next month. the gown has a top estimate of $75,300. that's the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper. ashley: welcome back, everybody. the dow is in the red after briefly turning positive. meanwhile in the trading pits of the cme gold is having its best week in a month. fox business contributor phil flynn of price futures group is there for us. gold down this minute but, phil, up nicely on the week. >> very nicely this week. i guess ben bernanke can be gold bulls worst eni or best friend and this week their best friend. after the big spike low on sunday night with the gold and a reversal lot of bulls came back in but they got a lot of help with ben bernanke and that u

what kellogg's did was took the claims out of the ads after the ftc complained but they're standing bylooking to change the ads to make the lawsuit go away. >> are these the same people that brought the nikes because they thought they could dunk and they're not dunking and now they want their money back? do customers get their money back? >> they can. you can go online, submit a claim form, or either online or through the mail, for boxes purchased between a certain time, january 28th of 2008, october 1st of 2009. only can get up to $15, so three boxes of cereal. go to cerealsettlement.com for more info. >> okay. alison kosik, thank you. >> sure. >>> coming up, wounded war vets coming to the aid of those injured just a couple of weeks ago in the boston bombings. >> always had a passion for cars and was concerned i was never going to be able to do it again. >> men and women who have sacrificed themselves going to war for us, losing limbs in the process, sharing their experiences with the newly wounded from the boston marathon bombings. we share their stories. don't miss this. uh-oguess w

finding a way to get the ftc and state attorneys general to focus on security as a whole rather than just this one is probably useful. >> mr. mandia, any thoughts on the pursuit versus static? you do a lot of these companies as well. >> when you look a legislation commits a complicated matter. i thought this discussion for 15 years. that's very complicated. that aligns the industry the private sector has done a lot of that themselves. what i've heard here makes a lot of sense if you can push for an agile defense mechanism in the united states at our companies can take that intelligence shared with it and that the technology and means processes to do something with it. that's a great next step to cover the security tab. there's already hodgepodge of legislation and regulation covering 80% of the problem out there but when we want to deal with the nationstate, 10% to 20% of the problem is the means for the government to share intelligence of the private factor with that enormous liabilities in doing so insert the information sharing and a codified way we can make it actionable quicker.

i think that the ftc has established position is just that it is.ey will continue to apply it fundamentally based on fairness. but a lot of it the course it will take will depend on how companies leverage this information and how service providers make offerings around this information. and clearly, you have taken again, itself a root including in multiple layers of controls. one question i did have is do you find it difficult to extend some level of control to the behavior of the companies or the clients you're providing the information to? >> or what we do, one of the things we do to ensure that there are controls we only give them a predefined set of criteria. that falls into a couple of broad categories. so they aren't able to come to us and say we want you to give us information, all the information related to that. so very specific talk is that areas of risk and also areas of opportunity related to the job applicant. a high level errors really fall into, on the risk side, demonstrations of and tolerance for racist behavior, things of that natu

finding a way to get the ftc and state attorney general to focus on security as a whole rather than just is one thing is useful. >> mr. mandia, any thoughts on the pursuit versus static delivery problem? you deal with a lot of these companies as well. >> when you look at legislation commits a complicated matter. i've had these discussions on how to legislate benchmarks. the private sector is doing a lot of that themselves. what i've heard here makes a lot of sense. if you push for an agile defense mechanism in the united states that companies can take intelligence shared with it and not the type knowledge in these processes to do something with it. that's a great next step to cover the security guy. a hodgepodge of standard legislation covering 80% of the problem. when you have to do with the nationstate, 10% to 20% of the problem is the means for the government to share intelligence with the private sector. the dirt without enormous liabilities doing so can start that information sharing in a codified way, where we make it quicker. >> all three of you agree among the operators of critic

that i like to get across, is for people that are using public access internet points, public computer ftcderale, communications commissions, please stop advising that these tors buy subscriptions better protect their activities. it is simply ineffective and unreasonable to expect that the person that is unemployed and desperate to find a job or has been kicked out of housing will be able to do this. we need to think about specifically for the poor committees, better solutions that are the least burdensome on them. , what, what -- again jonathan alluded to, technology by default, including technology in public computer centers that are already ready, come to you as a user able to filter out some of the problems that we are seeing, from the types of surveillance we are seeing, that is one step towards having a more equitable situation. >> and, peter, what do we do about this? seconding what has been said, we have had some success with the freedom of information act, a muscle that we need to flex constantly. there is great leather generators online. there are reporters committee for a free p

senator mccain has a longstanding and deep interest in this and i had a privilege myers chairman of the ftck with him on this issue, and many more, quite extensively. the objective seems entirely reasonable and noble, quite intuitively correct that somehow, if you bought less, you would pay less. it seems logical, but many independent third-party studies have concluded that it is not likely to be the case including the gao in 2003, the fcc in 2004, and the congressional research service in 2006 as well as a bunch of economic reports of concluded that it's a very serious question whether consumers would actually have lower bills or cheaper services as a consequence. the reasons are relatively clear when you think about it for a moment. if you take a channel accustomed to a large audience size and allocating services across a big base with advertising revenue and subscription revenue that goes with it and have it sold directly to the consumers a la carte, a few things happens. the audience size has shrunk dramatically, so to make up for the revenue loss associated with advertising and the rev

is, for people are using public access internet points, public computer centers and so forth, please ftc, federal trade commission, national telecommunications information administration, federal communications commission, state attorney general offices, please stop advising that these users buy virtual private networks subscriptions to better protect their activities. it is simply ineffective and unreasonable to expect that the person that is unemployed and really desperate to find a job or has been kicked out of housing will be able to do this, right? so we need to think about, specifically for poor communities, better solutions that are the least burdensome on them. i think that, again, what jonathan has alluded to in terms of privacy by default including technologies in public computer centers that are already ready, they already come to you as a user, able to filter out some of the problems that we're seeing, some of the types of surveillance we're seeing, that is one step towards, having a more equitable, having a more equitable situation. >> and peter, what do we do about this? >>

we've had five years, and his ftc commission chair has basically punted on the issue. it's one of the most important issues we have if we care about building up independent media. [applause] let's do a round of a few quick questions. there's the guantanamo hunger strike, a central place in the war on terror, so-called. the u.s. military denying reporters access to the prison for at least a montes. anyone want to comment on that? >> [inaudible] >> you need a microphone. real short comment. >> yes, david is one of our coattorneys assisting us with the trial of the century, how many here are familiar with hedges? that is fright ping folks. that is not been in our mass media. it's been covered on the front page over in the u.k. and the guardian, and yet our papers have not covered this vital trial that some of the best journalists imaginable are multiplaintiffs in the suit. plus, a member of parliament who protected julien assange, and we have had a judge ruling in our favor, and guess what last may happened? the judge was removed from the courtroom by navy seals protectin

think the federal trade commission having worked there -- there's a lot of enforcement turnley and the ftc will go after it. i've worked with them -- [inaudible] >> someone occurring on my private property is issued for whether they are doing deceptive marketing. >> all the papers have resulted -- i don't agree that tsa is the right law and i agree it is outside of what you would be able to enforce. hopefully will, today in terms of legal requirements. for now we have unfair deceptive and state ag's bringing some of these cases as well. >> we have a lot more questions to ask and material to go through and i really apologize. i do want to thank ashkan for awareness adhd t-shirt because it reminds me i've been tracking the protection working group process for several years now and i stayed on it because i thought this was an appropriate time to do this. but what i see as there've been a lot more faces to go through. i just wonder if this weather to burn out than it away or whether there's some success were people out home at-home other browsers can use this stuff. i want to thank the panelis