ms. goitein. when the government draws data from private databases, which point of regulation is more required? the private entity's collection or the government's collection from the private entity? >> when you say -- >> it's a yes or no >> i don't think i can answer that question. depends on what you mean by more regulation. obviously when you disclose certain information to your telephone company, you are in a contract with that company. and that contract regulates your dealings with the company. i think part of -- one of the problems with the metadata reading of contract or seconds 215 of the patriot act that would enable any person to know what they are consenting to and know that their information would go to the nsa. >> so the answer is both? >> both, just different types of regulation. there's the contractual regulation, there is some degree -- i mean, the storied communication act is regulation. when you get certain kinds of information from the telephone company. and then from the govern