. >> only gordon gecco. >> i don't understand how this falls under the wiretap laws which require a warrant to get information from the cell carriers. >> wiretap laws cover content of communicatio communications. one of the issues is that the 1986 laws knew we would have cell phones and covered the content but they didn't realize there would be location data about who we were and where we went down to detailed information of we were at a doctor's office or religious service. >> that's not content? >> we consider it content but law enforcement disagrees with that. >> from an engineering point of view it's not content. have you ever been on a trip to new york city and your cell phone rings and how does it know i'm in new york? it's pinging the tower. that could be not content but an electronic bit of data. >> location information is sensitive. it can reveal who you are, where you go, what you do whether -- >> the thing i'm wondering is how often are the phone companies relaying the information to law enforcement and for what reason? how common is it? >> the cell phone companies and police are