i want to tow -- tucked about geolocation and metadata. a g.p.s. device placed on a vehicle for an extended period of time is an extensive search. g.p.s. allows you to tell the specific or about where it to the phone is. can you help me define helpmetadata i -- helped redefine what metadata is? can you help me define what else is in the so-called metadata category? >> in the case of e-mails, it would be header information. but not the subject line. that would not be metadata. >> would it include geolocation information? >> that is a question ir jones d what is steal location -- geo location and how it applies. >> jones can be applied to a number of ways in which we use geolocation. we take a conservative approach because you did not know what will be the process of jones. i cannot say off of the top of my hand. >> is there a database of geo location data that is where house by the federal government? >> not the i am aware of. post-jones, there has been guidance given by the fbi. i would love to see that information. i have seen two on classifying d

apart from everything else and other investigation activity that's a geolocation data base. >> post jones, does the fbi believe that there should be a lower or differed standard for law enforcement to access geolocation information from smart phones or other mobile devices than the standard for attaching tracking devices under jones? >> i have to get back to you on that. i apologize. you gave the questions, and i did not get briefed on. it's my own fault for getting briefed on the questions so i'm better able to answer it. >> i appreciate. mr. chairman, it's terribly disappointing to come to this point, talk about something that's in the headlines of every newscast, i gave the questions in advance. >> and they noted i would be asked them, i might add. it's my fault. >> your staff did great work, i guess, but it's terribly frustrating sir. you're the head of the fbi, directer of the fbi. this is not -- this is an important discussion and dialogue, and i know i won't get an answer. that's the frustration. >> i will communicate with you after i had a chance to review the questions you

i wanted to have a discussion about geolocation and one thing to have meta data, what telephone numberwhat telephone number, but to be able to trian late that and tell specifically talk about where somebody was. i didn't try to play got you. i submitted the questions a week in advance, so he would have time to be prepared, be briefed. he admitted he had gotten it. some of the questions, jim jordan who does a fabulous job on the irs, most of the clips you saw were my questions that said where is the information, let's have a discussion. and he said i don't know, i don't know. >> do you think he didn't know, or just being a jerk or trying to be cagey or he was tired, sick? you can't be the director of the fbi for 12 years and gone through a lot of these hearings, submit questions in advance and still be so grossly uninformed. >> a for metaphor. he punted. >> punted? why even show up. >> he has a stellar reputation, been there a long time. given the reputation, these are some of the hottest, most intense stories in the public that there are. the irs, benghazi. nsa scandal, james rosen sit

it really basically categorizes the geolocation as content as opposed to the metadata. you are going to follow what the telephone number is, where it is, is that or is that not content? >> i will tell you that i think it's a difficult question. and i want to think about it. >> is there a data database that anyone knows about. >> i do not know if that is specifically addressed to geolocation apart from anything else with investigative activity that is the location database. >> does the fbi believe that there should be a lower or different standard for them to access geolocation with other mobile devices than the tracking devices? >> i apologize. you gave me the question tonight. i did not get briefed on it. so i am better able to answer this. >> at this point i would like to talk about giving the questions. >> it is terribly frustrating at times to be the head of the fbi or the director of the fbi. this is an important discussion and dialogue. >> this includes the answers that we need. >> what would be a reasonable timeframe? >> okay, i appreciated. >> i yield back. >> i

contacts stored both on the phone and on the sim card and call logs and their messages and their geolocation. now, the frequency and sophistication after owl these attacks reveal -- all these attacks reveal a significant investment of resources and, in fact, activists note an upgrading of the resources devoted to this campaign including increased knowledge of the social networks that they're trying to attack, the language proficiency and the technical means. and we should note another example, another piece of evidence of the nature of the political targeting, the attacks always surge before sensitive political anniversaries, june 4th, july 5th and others. as we look at this deliberate, targeted hacking, why is it such a to tent tactic -- potent tactic? it silences activists' ability to communicate with the wider public when their web sites are down for weeks at a time when they have something to say. it compromises the ability of research groups to keep information confidential which is essential when helping refugees. it diverts the energies of the activists because they have to deal with