a new push by privacy international is calling on google the developer of the android operating system to remove something called bloatware now if you're not familiar with that term think about when you get a brand new cell phone or even a p.c. computer that is already stuffed with preloaded apps and these apps can not be removed from the system now privacy international is leading a coalition of more than 50 organizations which is demanding google give users the opportunity to delete any and every app from their device part of their open letter to the group sent to from the group sent to google states we the undersigned agreed agreed with you google c.e.o. sundar pichai that privacy cannot be a luxury offered only to those people who can afford it and yet android partners who use the android trademark and branding are manufacturing devices that contain pre-installed apps that cannot be deleted often known as bloatware which can leave users vulnerable to their data being collected and shared and exposed without their knowledge or consent joining us now to discuss this is investigative

cracking down on abusive images but its tactics have raised some privacy concerns about much more after a break this is the week we are to international. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president and you. want to. have to want to be close it's like that before 3 of them or can't be good. i'm interested in the water. this should. ponder the future and look into 2021 fascinating stories of our way you know i've often said on this show that you can't have capitalism without capital capital without positive traits encouraging people to say and this next story this next whole show this next entire segment is going to be dedicated to this very notion. of. back to the weekly archie international now the president of a partially recognize. republican the caucasus has said that he is stepping down after a wave of opposition protests raul. excuse me was re-elected as head of state in september but critics said the vote was rigged on thursday demonstrators stormed the presidential ministration building breaking doors and windows the situation calmed down after the president announced his resignation

advertising revenue growth to come due in part to three main things continued privacy regulations, some targeting changes and internalttings when you put all that together, it creates some concern going forward, but frankly, when you take a step back and realize facebook has 8 million advertisers, multiple new products that are coming out from a montization perspective and newer businesses around payments, there's a lot of opportunity ahead. just for now, it's understandable why the stock is down just given those concerns however, taking a step back with those 2.3 billion users, there's a lot of good things going on at facebook, too. >> yeah. they released new metrics yesterday, gave the revenue per user lines not only for facebook, but whatsapp and instagram, told you about those things i saw a lot of different takes on that. for facebook, the app is 8.52 per user that they've got and it's a little lower if you look at the entire family of apps, $7.38 per user. >> sure. >> that i saw people looking at that saying it's a one-trick pony i think of that differently. seems to me that facebook is hanging in there, the fa

right to privacy and the way in which social networks use in share our information in ways that we may or may not agree with and bigger questions about then how do we regulate that in an international global setting so social networks i think raise numerous problems and concerns around censorship prissie control access. board now 8 consecutive years freedom house has found that there's been a decline in global internet freedom essentially what that means is that governments are finding new ways in order to control the internet to remain in power to smear old smear domestic opponents and also to monitor what their citizens are saying and doing online the country that received the worst ranking in our freedom on the net report is china followed by iran syria cuba and if you know. more solar social media that these days people are using our own the war is blocking your all including treater face for you too with hustlin rouhani was elected president of iran he promised to improve civil rights in the country including grace a freedom of expression online but according to a mirror cd of the new york based center for human rights in iran not only have my lessons of civil rights increased

might be concerned about privacy and issues like that and we're not suggesting sharing data that can be traced back to any individuals that sharing data on a national and international level so we can understand the problem in more detail i think it's fair to say by the way that there's a kind of double standard in relation to protecting children or in line in offline if there was a home being done to a child offline social services would step in we want to you know look after that child we seem to not manage that so well when it comes to the online world children are suffering various homes when they're online and we don't seem to be doing enough to protect an important story thank you for sharing your thoughts with us dr john golden my pleasure athan crying the president brought in as a lansky has not accepted his prime minister's resignation after leskie hunter uk criticized the former comedians and limited political experience and audio recordings of voice sounding like contracts as head sank selenski knows nothing about the economy and has not confirmed the voice is actually his but he has offered to step down and said he would give one track a 2nd chance to av

we condemn -- international norms, we call on the regime to conduct transparent trials before a fair and impartial judge in all criminal cases. they have no further comment because of privacyderations. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta. >>> the world's top tennis players are holding court at the first grand slam event of the decade. we'll take you live to melbourne where the air quality of those bush fires is a big concern. >>> ahead, film and television was honored at the 26th annual streen actors build awards, the movie making history coming next. motor? nope. not motor? it's pronounced "motaur." for those who were born to ride, there's progressive. for those who were born to ride, whatever happens out there you have the hilton app. will the hilton app help us pick the starters? great question, no. but it can help you pick your room from the floor plan. can the hilton app help us score? you know, it's not that kind of thing, but you can score free wi-fi. can it help us win? hey, hey! we're all winners with the hilton price match guarantee, alright? man, you guys are adorable! alright, let's go lose this soccer game, come on! book with the hilton app. if you find a lower rate,

a number of state and international policies aren't acting how information is collected -- are impacting how information is collected. address privacy information. how have commercial entities conformed these new legal structures? is that weare seeing are adapting here and already building interest to products in anticipation for some of because it is good practice, many of the requires, but we anticipate a similar framework in this country at some point. being proactive in building some of those things in. >> thank you. i yield back. chairwoman maloney: i now recognize the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. ms. norton is now recognize for questions. this recognized for questions -- recognized for questions. >> we are playing catch-up. the way to demonstrate that most readily is what the cell phone companies already are doing with this technology. private industry appears to be way ahead of where the congress of the federal government is. the interesting thing is, they are responding to consumers, and it appears consumers may already be embracing facial recognition in their own devices. because the latest, as they compete wi

international policies are impacting how information is collected. for example, illinois, washington, europe, cdpr directly addresses privacy information. how have commercial entities conformed to these new legal structures? >> so, what we're seeing is that we're adapter here and building in products in anticipation first of all because it's just good practices, many of the things that gdpr requires and also a similar framework here in this country at some point so being proactive in building some of those things in. >> thank you, madam chairman, i yield back. >> we shall now recognize the gentle woman from the district of columbia, ms. norton is now recognized for questions. >> thank you, madam chair. this is an important hearing, but i must say, i think we're playing catch up, and the way to demonstrate that, i think, most readily is what the cell phone companies already doing with this technology. private industry appears to be way ahead of where the congress or the federal government is and the interesting thing is, they're responding to consumers and it appears that consumers may already be embracing facial recognition in their own