-based internet giants this week, google, facebook, yahoo!, microsoft coming out and actually saying they thought the balance between the power of the state and the rights of individuals has gotten out of whack. >> the statement from the companies has enormous implications. one very thoughtful technology organization which intel belongs to, an important employer, in my state estimated that the damages in terms of lost revenues result of these nsa practices would approach $35 billion between now and 2016. and i think it is going to be bad for the country, bad for their customers here. bad for their brand overseas.

. >> companies like google, facebook, apple, microsoft, they provide the nsa direct access to the back ends of all of the systems you used to store data, to put things in the cloud, and even second birthday wishes. and they give nsa direct access that they don't need to oversee. >> these businesses are long complied with legal obligations to hand over certain information about suspicious customers. but revelations of data gathering without the company's knowledge has lead these tech ts to rethink their obligations. microsoft's general council spoke this week on the official company blog, many of our customers have serious concerns about government surveillance of the internet. we share their concerns, that's why we are taking legal steps to ensure governments use process rather than brute force to access customer data. we areess specially alarmed by recent articles in the press to sir couple event online security measures. google, twitter yahoo and now microsoft have expressed concerns over surveillance and are changing encryption technology they employ to protect their customers. publ

how do companies like google, facebook, fit into what is going through the legal system? >> it is an interesting thing. there are a couple ways of looking at it. these companies have their own legal case is going on right now against the government. they are not looking at what the fisa court is doing. they are trying to disclose more information and the justice department is saying no. this is the first case to question what has been a cornerstone of the surveillance program. it does not violate the fourth amendment. as these companies push for more information to be released and for the u.s. government to put more curbs on it, looking at this case and breaking down the barrier here on the cornerstone of these programs, i think these companies and focus on this and use it to plead their cases going forward. >> phil mattingly in washington, thanks so much. what exactly with-with the healthcare.gov troubles? compuware which provides management to companies like amazon and facebook conducted an independent study of what went wrong with the launch of the government health ex

overall, the opportunities still much greater at facebook and google. >> chris let me ask you about facebook. a market cap larger than disney, which i can't mentally process, quite frankly, nowhere near as profitable, maybe at some point in the future it will be. in the meantime, we're seeing headlines like the story in the guardian this weekend that teens in the united kingdom, for example, have basically left facebook for dead. they wouldn't dream of going on there. is that a legitimate risk, something that can happen in the u.s. and canada, japan, or is that overblown? is it really worth paying $140 billion for the company? >> well, first off -- >> i'm glad i made you laugh. >> you -- yeah, it it was great. we went through a gambit of thing there's. we do like disney quite a bit. yeah, buy disney. two facebook, trading at 20 times ev to ebida. i can hear you fine, can you hear me? >> uh-huh. >> go ahead, chris. >> in the case of facebook, trade agent 20 times ev to ebida. and that's on 2014. growth rate on that ebida is in the 50% range. we have opportunities for facebook to exploit throu

dow chemical to exxon mobil to google and facebook. think there would be very different insights in terms of why people stay and leave. there was a remarkable similarity. the most important one in terms of why people stay and what makes people successful is the notion of cultural fit. what more and more companies are recruiting for today and making sure they spend a lot of time to know the horns of it is -- the importance of is cultural fit. do they believe in the vision of the company? it is not just does the person fit with the company, does the company fit with the person. >> there is a talk about the rise of the millennial's. they are coming into the workforce. what is your oppression of the generation -- what is your impression of this generation and how have they influenced how companies operate? onthe first point millennial's -- it is broader than a demographic. it is a mindset. a lot of attitudes that millennials have, wanting constant feedback, wanting to take on more, fueling the workplace as a meritocracy than ch tenure is v

. >>> a warning to those who use google, facebook, yahoo, twitter. hackers stolen user names and pass words of 2 million users of those sites. most owners of the accounts have been notified, however, to be safe, experts say change your pass words often, also, make sure your antivirus software is updated >> you may see picket lines around fast food restaurants, workers planning strike as cross the country to protest low wages. the protests follow similar strikes this year. workers say they earn barely enough to make ends meet. >> how do you live on $7.25? you couldn't have an apartment. or buy food. >> national restaurant association says the increase would result in higher menu prices and fewer jobs. latest protest after the president called on congress to raise federal minimum wage. >> thank you, michael. >> turning our attention back to cold it's cold. but getting colder. >> right now, the temperatures 47 degrees in san francisco. i beg to differ. it's clear out here, you can see how cold it is up here. freeze warnings tonight. checking out live do

tech executives from 15 leading companies-- including google, facebook, twitter and apple-- met with president at the white house today. the companies came with a list of concerns about government surveillance on the day after a federal judge questioned its constitutionality. margaret talev covers the white house for bloomberg news. so what was on the executive's agendas who showed up at the white house today, march sphwret. >> so much in the final weeks of the administration with the president making decisions about how to rein in this program about making clear what their concerns are which is their business is affected by other countries and they're working on behalf the nsa. >> what was the white house agenda at the meeting. >> so much of the white house agenda is similar to that perception and about sending a signal to americans they care about privacy and sending a signal to american business and the president who has the sort of bad rap about understanding the concerns of business does and that she listening. >> ifill: there were 15 tech titans invited to this meeting. how man

apple facebook google linked in microsoft twitter and all who signed the letter and created a web site listing five areas of improvement meanwhile more revelations are out this week about what government agencies are doing with their surveillance tools we're for more on that we turn to our tease that sam sachs. this may look like your typical battle between alliance and horde members in the virtual world of warcraft but to the n.s.a. this could also be a secret terrorist gathering today pro publica reported that the n.s.a. and british spies have infiltrated online gaming platforms like world of warcraft and second life looking for terrorists that's what's outlined in an internal n.s.a. documents leaked by edward snowden that focuses on games and virtual worlds the n.s.a. notes as virtual worlds become more popular pervasive and sophisticated so to will terrorist opportunities to exploit them also games provide attractive communications channels for terrorist groups and sympathizers because in game conversations often are difficult or impossible to monitor and games can supplement field

apple, microsoft, google, facebook, twitter and others. they want to come to the white house and talk about the economic impact of this surveillance. and now a federal judge has weighed in. the national security agency is collecting so much secret data that it's building a new facility in utah just to hold it all. but a federal judge says collecting records of every phone call made to and from americans is unconstitutional. an indiscriminate and arbitrary invasion of privacy. >> it's untargeted, it's in bulk, and that's what makes it more troubling. >> reporter: the judge says a 1979 ruling that said americans do not have a right to private phone records is outdated because everyone has a cell phone now. the nsa has defended its program saying they only tap into that database with had there's evidence to suspect someone in the u.s. is collaborating with terrorists. >> the purpose of these programs and the reason we use secrecy is not to hide it from the american people, not to hide it from you, but to hide it from those who walk among you

eight major companies, including apple, facebook, google, microsoft and twitter, banded together to write an open letter to the president and congress. it appeared in full-page newspaper ads and online. the letter read in part:

aol, apple, facebook, google, linkedin, microsoft, twitter and yahoo!government surveillance coalition and said in open joint letter we understand that governments have the duty to protect our citizens but this summer's revelations highlight urgent need to reform government surveillance practices worldwide. the letter says the balance in many countries tipped too far in favor of the state and away from the rights of the individual, rights enshrined in our constitution. this undermines the freedoms we all cherish. ceos including twitter's, marisa mayer off yahoo!, facebook mark zuckerberg and ceo of google larry page put forth five goals. they're calling on government to limit surveillance to specific users, not to collect data in bulk. they say the company has the right to publish what the government is demanding from them, how much is asked for and how often it is being asked of it. the change comes at the same time reports that american and british spies are using popular videogames like "world of warcraft" and second life to conduct surveillance and

representatives from google, facebook, apple, twitter and yahoo were among the group that met at the white house. on the agenda, discussing the problems with healthcare.gov and government spying. tech industry leaders asked the government last week to curb its surveillance practices. >>> and nsa leaker edward snowden is offering his services to brazil. one of the country's biggest newspapers published and open letter today from snowed deny where he said he would be willing to help brazil's government investigate u.s. spying on its soil as long as he gets political asylum there. edward snowden is apparently looking to upgrade his living conditions. right now he is living in russia. >>> george zimmerman is now a painter and bids for his first piece of artwork are soaring on ebay. the painting features the words, god, one nation, and with liberty and justice for all. starting price bid was 99 cents. but now it's more than $100,000. bidding goes until next saturday. zimmerman was acquitted earlier this year in the fatal shooting of trayvon martin in florida. >>> you could send out a trad

millions of phone records in america every day and it also has access to internet giants like google facebook microsoft and it's harvesting online data around the globe on top of that the security agency's target european citizens and even leaders but at the same time germany and the u.k. along with australia and canada are actually closely collaborating with american intelligence latin american governments and companies are a target for u.s. spies plus the n.s.a. is collecting data from fiber optic cables that carry most of the world's internet and phone traffic before her cia officer ray mcgovern believes those of violating privacy should face justice not the leakers. i am delighted to hear that ed snowden on his desk in honolulu had a copy of the constitution of the united states all dog eared because he used it to argue with his in his campaign there it is say as to whether what they were doing was illegal whether it was constitutional whether it was a crime for them to be corrupt to be cooperated in using their technical expertise to violate americans privacy right and left the question

the group included leaders from google, facebook, apple, twitter, yahoo and netflix. at one point the president joke, there's some intel that's even off limits to him. . [ inaudible ] >> well -- i wish things were -- that [ indiscernible ] [ inaudible ] this guy is getting a lot of stuff done. >> the president there referring to kevin spacey's power hungry character in the hit series house of cards. >>> now 21 minutes before 5:00. after an entire home collapses and slides down a san francisco hill, we're learning a little bit more about a previous dispute over that property. plus a rare behind the scenes look at candlestick as we count down the days until the final game. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, charges. 47 year old xavier mc-cl >>> a marin county man who fell off a san mateo bridge after a fight with his wife is facing serious charges. 47-year-old xavier mcclinton is charged with attempted murder and domestic abuse. he allegedly started to drive off the bridge after an argument with his wife last fright. he is accused of pulling her out of the car and trying to throw her over

they're the ones that have consumer customers and who are -- google and facebook and yahoo!, the majority of their customers are not americans. >> marissa mayer apparently talked to the president, this is from reports about her concerns about if countries start to sort of say, we want all of our citizens' data to reside inside of brazil, germany, that this is going to do something that people worry about, which is called vulcanizing the internet, breaking the data flows. right now data travels in different ways. she was saying this was a concern, the data flows get broken, then this is going to change the internet as we know it. we were just raising these concerns. >> that's an interesting point. because there's the international data collection. then there's the domestic data collection. how much of all this activity is actually illegal? and how much of it is on shaky legal ground? i know the electronic frontier foundation has two lawsuits on this issue. >> that's correct. we have two lawsuits that are focused on the domestic collection activities. one that's focused on the

millions of phone records in america every day and it also has access to internet giants like google facebook and microsoft and is harvesting online data around the globe on top of the security agency targets european citizens and even tops e.u. leaders but at the same time germany and the u.k. along with a stranger and kind and actually closely collaboration with american intelligence lashon american governments and companies are a major target for u.s. spines and on top of the n.s.a. is collecting data from fiber optic cables that carry most of the world's internet and phone traffic former cia officer raymond government believes those violating privacy should face justice not been me. i am delighted to hear that ed snowden on his desk in honolulu had a copy of the constitution of the united states of all dog eared because he used it to argue with his and his compatriots there it is say as to whether what they were doing was illegal whether it was constitutional whether it was a crime for them to be corrupt to be cooperated in using their technical expertise to violate america's privacy righ

box live players have been having and of course the news comes at a time when microsoft google facebook and other technology giants have written an open letter to the u.s. government calling on them to review their security and their surveillance operations so no matter how you spin it it's just not the best day for the n.s.a. n.g.c. h.q. to be found to have been playing world of warcraft just doesn't look good. for of london paula thank you very much indeed about where. the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel has landed in pakistan to try and iron out entrenched differences between washington and islamabad american drone strikes our central sticking point they've killed almost a thousand civilians in the country since two thousand and three and triggered a wave of protests but blocks are made to supply trucks to afghanistan two weeks ago for freelance journalist who is in islamabad for. but this is the first visit by the u.s. defense secretary. to pakistan in four years which shows how much the u.s. wants to build a relationship with pakistan and ease tensions which have been occurring

the open letter from apple, google, facebook and linkedin comes after documents leaked from edward snowden showing the government had gained access to tech company servers. write -- they write -- cory johnson in new york in -- joins us with more. what exactly does this mean. geo the lyrical issues, issues regarding other countries and leaders. there is what we do not know yet, the notion that he has so much more to release about this, that the government has not told us yet. i think fundamentally this is about a business issue come a u.s. companies trying to compete in the global i.t. market. there have been estimates about what the cost could be. they are only guesses. some companies have tried to look at this and figure this out. the company actually looked at this. they found 71% of the people polled said u.s. is a top cloud services provider but found evidence that european companies are targeting u.s. companies trying to gain market share. going forward, they have a multibillion-dollar cost on this that is an enormous number that they think as the business grows , and this is indeed a

it also has access to internet giants like google facebook microsoft its harvesting online data around the globe on top of that the security agencies targets european citizens and even tops eu leaders at the same time germany and the uk along with australia and canada are actually close to collaborating with american intelligence. latin american governments and companies are a major target for u s spies us the nsa is collecting data from fiber optic cables to carry most of the world's internet and phone traffic former c i a officer ray mcgovern believe those violating privacy to face just it's not the lakers. i am delighted to hear that it snowed in on his desk in honolulu had a copy of the constitution united states bulldog years because he used it to argue with this is a patriot spirit of the state as to whether what they were doing was legal weather was constitutional whether it was in a crime for them to be corrected. he cooperated in using their technical expertise to violate americans' privacy right to left. the question should be why those who are aided and abetted this know whe

companies can disclose under current law risin won't be the first to file a transparency report google facebook and yahoo reported receiving over ten thousand data requests from the u.s. government in the first half of this year apple was queried forty five hundred times and twitter was asked about nine hundred times for user account information and all say they only complied with some of the requests so verizon will be following in its tech competitors footsteps as it moves closer to transparency. and the pressure is mounting on the cia to release a very significant document from the post nine eleven era it's a secret senate report that reveals in great detail how the intelligence agency employed torture tactics in its handling of detainees the six thousand page interrogation report is the product of three years of work and forty million dollars in costs now ever since it was completed a year ago there's been strong disagreement between intelligence officials and lawmakers over how much information. the public should be allowed to read some officials of the cia claim the document is deeply fla

for years, analysts have relied on tech giants such as google, facebook and adobe. but the new location in the silicon valley gives the company better access to brand- new tools. >> this is the incubator. this is the area where a lot of these new ideas are developed and launched. >> since 2008, the center has handled more than 60,000 missing children cases. nationwide of those, 6,000 were in california. >>> tech companies are experiencing some growing pains as many invade san francisco's rougher neighborhoods. in the latest incident, the ceo of a startup compared poor people to trash. our ryan takeo on the tech industry's pr problem. >> growing up in florida, i had always been an entrepreneur. >> reporter: this tech executive is the latest example of san francisco's culture clash. the angel hack ceo went on a facebook rant about the homeless this week. he complained how market street was overrun by, quote, crazy homeless drug dealers and trash. >> i think it's a shame. >> reporter: gotman said there is nothing positive gained by having them close to us. his opinions

the group included representatives from google, facebook, apple, twitter, yahoo and netflix.one point, the president joked there's intel that's even off limits to him. >> well, i wish things were that ruthlessly efficient. [ laughter ] >> i said man this guy is getting a lot of stuff done. >> the president there referring to kevin space si's power hungry character in the hit series house of cards. >>> you have to be pretty smart to get into harvard, but the fbi says one student does something unbelievably stupid to get out of taking a test. >>> a bay area home comes crashing down. wait till you hear what the owner does for a living. >>> holiday lights are the heart and soul of the season, and for one little girl from clayton, this display brings awareness to this display brings awareness to her one holiday wish, to have taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condit

. >> google, facebook, other internet companies have been protesting the nsa surveillance of the customers. we have found they also making billions mining that same data. companies may $166 billion last year. why is it then that americans are ok with companies making money off the data, but not court the government -- cool with the government? >> they don't know what they are consenting to but at least they went through the formality. they are putting all of this information up there voluntarily. for the government, it is accommodation of ignorance in court in -- ignorant and coercion. it is also big brother. the company is not likely to come to your house and arrest you. a company does not have the resources that the government has. >> that is the traditional argument. oly.government has a monop this economy has exploded in the last 20 years. it has gone so quickly, it has grown so fast, driven by their embedded -- by the investment banks. the only way they can effectively monetize the data is by selling the data. >> how much different is what they gathered in what the government gathers?

google facebook and down who reported receiving over ten thousand data requests from the us government and the first half of this year apple was carried forty five hundred times and footer was asked about nine hundred times for user account information at all say the only complied with some of those requests. so verizon will be following in its tac cup competitors footsteps as it moves towards transparency and yes there is mounting on the cna to release a very significant document from the post nine eleven era it's a secret senate report that reveals in great detail how the intelligence agency employed portrait tactics in its handling and peace he needs. the six thousand teens interrogation report is the product of three years' work. three years of work and forty million dollars in costs. however since it was completed the year ago there's been strong disagreement between intelligence officials and lawmakers over how much information the should be allowed to read some officials at the cit a claim the document is deeply flawed and inaccurate. all members of the senate intelligence commi

. >> google, facebook, plenty of other internet companies have been protesting internet surveillance. also making millions from mining that same data. why is it that americans are ok with companies making money off their data, but not cool with the government doing the same thing? >> it is a combination of ignorance and consent. they don't know what they're consenting to, but they went through the formality of picking a box. they are putting the information out there voluntarily. with the government, it is a combination of ignorance and coercion. it is compelled. the government doesn't. your third choice in the matter. -- the government doesn't give you a choice in the matter. the government has a monopoly and different standards than the private sector. this economy has exploded in the last 20 years. ithas gone so quickly that has grown so fast and is driven theye invest in banks, have had to monetize the data that they get. the only way they can monetize the data is by selling the data about their users. >> what is different from what the government gathers? it depends on if the gov

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the companies, includes google, facebook and twitter are joining forces to argue that there should bein the way that the united states needs on people. they issued an open letter to president barack obama, same that while governments have a duty to protect citizens, recent revelations have highlighted the urgent need to reform government surveillance practices worldwide. the letter followed revelations are former national security agency contractor at woredward snowden who leaked details of the secret programs but critics say violated the of the secret programs but critics say violated the privi've got one word for you... five year plan. you know how long that takes? five years. you are so important, and i don't think you know it. you can buy a house. you do not want to be... [ male announcer ] find some peace this holiday. get 8 pieces any recipe, 2 large sides, 4 biscuits, and 12 cookies baked in-restaurant, that's a lot for just $19.99! yes you did. yes you did. no i didn't. no i didn't. yes you did. yes you did. no i didn't. no i didn't. did not. yes you did. [ male announcer ] to

the leaders of google, apple, facebook and other companies all met with the president and other top aids. they asked for fines to be raised. >> dow dropped 9 points. >> the 49ers long run in its park has met its final days. >> today our cameras got a last look inside candlesticks park and we heard from the workers who seen history happen. to the catch in 1982. >> montana throws his pass, caught by clark to the frantic moments of the 1989 earthquake, the park holds memories for all who braved the game in the fog and cold in hunters point. >> i came to a game at candlestick and came in shorts and a t-shirt and i didn't get the memo. >> sitting there in that locker room i was down there with chico norton. it was a thrill. >> while everyone agrees the stadium is outdated, people who work there understand why people are getting so sentimental. >> it's like the house you group in, it may not have been the prettiest house in the neighborhood, but those are your memories. >> not that bad out there right now. >> not that bad. temperatures around the 50s in san francisco today. a bigger drove drop

it is sure if google and facebook collected less data on you, there is less for the u.s. to take as well. many would like to see a data law that would limit the information and how long it could be kept. once these things become matters of public concern, the political process takes over. >> thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> you, watching "bbc world news america." still to come, capturing the spirit of nelson mandela on canvass. artist can dyer nelson talks to us about his famous subject and a life well lived. a og up -- following up on story we show you. the second most powerful man in the country, forcibly removed from a meeting. from seoul, we have more on this fall from grace. >> money, sex and power are the stuff of headlines in north korea just like anywhere else. or as the state media punt it today, corruption, disloyalty and capitalist living. the country's second most powerful man, stripped of all of his positions and publicly called from a meeting. the biggest arrest in north korea since his nephew assumed power. he was kim jeong un guardian and mento

google, facebook and other cougar trying to privacy more than anyone in history have the temerity tond about government doing the same. eight tech giant sent an open letter yesterday, calling for new restrictions on snooping, like a bully at school saying leave that kid alone. only i can beat him up. these companies track your every move and store it for years. of the debt and government spooks couldn't hack into. facebook privacy is an oxymoron. it resists new restrictions on its own practices, google knows of research you have ever done with the look that symptoms about all is more the early years of jenna and jameson. eric schmidt said it would embarrass you to have your searches reveals some may be shouldn't be doing them. no respect for privacy at all but government is in the gunsights of the privacy police and the tech guys are happy to point the finger at someone else a three@dennis kneale. is it hypocritical for tech companies to criticize the government for privacy invasion? cheryl: historic move by one of america's victory automakers, on the management shake-up coming up. d

facebook and google have half of their revenue coming from overseas. if their users do not feel like google and facebook can be trusted, then it will be a huge blow to their business and bottom line. the other day, cisco released in its quarterly statement that they have had overseas sales affected him as a new study that shows the damage to the u.s. cloud computing and hosting economy could be over $30 billion over the next five years. it's important to get this right. >> in terms of getting it right, my question for bob, are we going to swing the pendulum towards privacy until something bad happens again and it will go back in the other direction? >> it is a possibility. i believe nsa and the intelligence community has a lot of oversight. there is an executive and legislative oversight over the intelligence community and certainly the nsa. you have to realize the people behind the scenes are constantly trying to move this process and balance as time goes on. when a large global event occurs like this, the snowed in documents, this is a catalyst in or