ceo mitch lowe reportedly said we get an enormous amount of information.ke about the importance of data mining in this interview last week. >> it's a real big part and the way we will use it is to help the studios know who wants to watch a particular film. >> it's not a pass. it's spy pare. >> reporter: jamie court says people can limit how much information their mobile phones reveal by changing the setting on their location services. >> why is it a problem for movie pass to know where we're at? >> we're signing up for free movies and this just shows there's no free movies. >> it's probably about the restaurant before hanlt hands, where you wentz. it's how to make money. >> after a public outcry in aurks uber said it would stop tracking riders for up to five minutes after their trip ended. in december we reported on google home and amazon echo. consumer watchdogs warn they could become listening devices, a claim both companies deny. >> it feels big brother issue. >> reporter: wired editor in chief nick thompson cbs news contributors says they collect perso

during a forum called data is the new oil, how a moviepass monetizings, ceo mitch lowe reportedly saidon. you are being tracked in your gps by the phone. lowe also spoke about the importance of data mining in this interview last week. >> it's a real big part, and the way we will use it is to help the studios know who wants to watch a particular film. >> it's not a pass. it's spyware. >> reporter: jamie court, president of consumer watch dog, says people can limit how much personal information their mobile phones reveal by changing the setting on their location services. why is it a problem for moviepass to know where we're at? >> we're signing up for free movies and this just shows there's no free movies. >> it's probably about the restaurant you went before hand and how you got from the restaurant to the movie. it's how to make money. >> exactly. >> reporter: after a public outcry in august, uber said it would stop tracking riders for up to five minutes after their trip ended. in december we reported on google home and amazon echo. consumer watchdogs warn they could become listening d

that's about the price of a netflix subscription mitch lowe is a movie pass ceo and a former netflix executive thanks for being here oday. >> thank you. >> this sounds like a deal that's way too good to be true sounds like i make out on fit i go to the movies just twice a month. how does it work >> the whole idea is to reenergize the theatrical movie going audience and if you can build a big subscription base, a big user pool of people going to the movies, it benefits everybody. it benefits film goers, filmmakers, the theaters. >> you have two million subscribers right now. when will you be profitable? >> we think next year some time. this is investing in building a big subscriber base that we can monetize it's not unlike facebook where, you know, it's essentially free to use facebook but they're going to monetize all the information and help sell things -- help businesses sell things to you and that's -- our goal is to build a very material size of subscriber base that then we can get to go to specific movies, specific theaters, sell you things as you walk out of the theater. so we'

mitch lowe is a movie pass ceo and former netflix executive.ch, thanks for being here today. >> yeah, thank you. >> so this sounds like a deal that's way too good to be true. sound like i make out if i go to the movies twice a month. how does it work. >> the whole idea is to reenergize the theatrical movie going audience. if you can build a subscription base, a user pool of people going to the movies it benefits everybody. it benefits film goers. film makers, the theaters. >> you have 2 million subscribers right now. when will you be profitable. >> we think next year sometime. you know, this is investing in building a big subscriber base that then we monetize. it's not like facebook which is essentially free. but any monetize all the information and help business sell things to you. and that's -- our goal is to build a very material size of subscriber base that then we can get to go to specific movies, specific theaters, sell you things as you walk out of the theater. so we're -- we're on the way to over 5 million subscribers by the end of the

during a forum, ceo mitch lowe reportedly said we get an enormous amount of information.ng tracked in your gps by the phone. he also spoke about the importance of data mining in this interview last week. >> it's a real big part and the way we will use it is to help the studios know who should -- who wants to watch a particular film. >> not a pass, it is spying. >> reporter: the president of consumer watchdog says people can limit how much personal information their mobile phones reveal. by changing the settings on their location services. why is it a problem for them to know where we're at? >> we are signing up for free movies and this shows there are no free movies. >> reporter: it's about the restaurant and how you got to that restaurant and how you are getting home. >> exactly, that's how this company is going to make money. >> reporter: the late -- latest company to face a backlash over data collection. uber said it would stop tracking riders for up to five minutes after their trip ended. in december, we reported on google home and amazon echo, consumer watchdog warne

lows. gerri: and of course mitch, to wrap this up, and the gop coming apart on this issue doesn't bode well november elections for republicans certainly. when you make of paul ryan and other gop members say we don't like the sanctions. >> it's interesting and joe nailed it. the retaliatory measures are playing right to the base of some of the leaders in the gop. obviously, steel and aluminum workers are part of trunk space what's going on as we go into midterm elections sort of poking some of the reporters. it's going to be an issue between now and november for sure. gerri: and on it goes. thank you so much. lauren: coming up yesterday we told you about united airlines controversial plan to scrap bonuses and replace them with a lottery system. they are now having second thoughts. just in time for march madness. coming back with pizza ordering hightops. we will discuss in just a bit. ♪ great, another dead end. sarge, i just got a tip that'll crack this case wide open! turns out the prints at the crime scene- awwwww...did mcgruffy wuffy get a tippy wippy? i'm serious! we gotta move fast befor

low mation. >> i don't want to be a cynic but mitch mcconnell is not going to bring anything to the floor and these kids are amazing and motivated but they don't have a specific ask or really anyone to ask it to. >> that's mitch mcconnell's choice. it's also the choice of the american people. whether some of these guys get their ass kicked in november. because until this happens, this issue will never move. until there is a political price to pay. what i'm telling you is when you put it together with everything else, i believe there's a significant part of the american electorate right now that is going to look really, really negatively on someone who says i got nothing after all these school shootings. by the way, we're all really reasonable. they're asking for raising the age. they're asking for raising background checks. for closing the charleston loophole. this is not, you know, earth shattering stuff. doesn't have anything to do with the second amendment. really all we need to do in the area of gun safety is think of the semiautomatic weapon the way we think of a fully automatic weapon and you

shared agenda with speaker ryan and mitch mcconnell as well, they have the power to stand with the president, they are not. i watch a trey gowdy and bob goodlot, they are low energy and taciturn and too pius for my taste as they consider letting special counsel m meander throuh life. i think it has to be confronted. reporter: ignorant and a certain level of laziness, not much happens in the halls of congress. they are so accustomed to not doing much it really is eye rare bird who has a backbone like a devin nunes who said or going to investigate this. all of these guys who stood upside, wait this is wrong. we're going do investigate and get to the bottom of it ryan, is note one of them and neither is next connell. lou: matt gates, and ran ron desantos the list goes on at least it is getting longer by the day. reporter: strong people with 1 convicts. lou: to be prized. >> yes. lou: thank you, gregg jarrett. >> my pleasure. lou: we invite you to vote in the poll tonight. cast your vote on twitter. follow he on twitter, like me on facebook, and instagram. on wall street, stocks closing lower, dow plummeting 336. recovered a bit. s&p down 39, and nasdaq down 1

mitch and vick for coming here. acknowledge c-span is acknowle here. want to thank them for their efforts in what they are doing here. we're glad you are here as well. we are running low. i have some questions i want to ask. but i'm also interested in questions that you may have. i'm more interested in some of your questions than the ones i have. i have a couple of quick questions i want to begin a discussion. open up the talk tonight about problem solving. i think it's one of the most -- perhaps under thought expressions of this type of coverage. i have a good friend who is one of a.p.'s leading photographers, his name is evan, he covers the white house, the trump campaign. he's one of their principal shooters. good friend of mine. we're talking about at this level he said. not just a photo journalist, i'm an operator. i solve problems. that's really a big part of what my job is is solve problems. i'm curious, can you tell the audience, i see the phrase problem solving, i'm sure a whole host of problems will come to mind that you overcame. can you talk about some of the things that you faced and how you worked through them. i think that's a big part of personal growt