smith v. maryland supreme court ruled that you don't have any expectation of privacy in the numbers you dial, the numbers dialed into your phone. under the 4th amendment, so congress acted and adopted and enacted a statute that regulated the government's ability to obtain access to that exact type of information and establish a regime of court approvals based on a standard that even though it wasn't required by the 4th amendment, it does further the privacy of interests of americans. it's actually a good paradigm for addressing the kind of examples you're describing. >> i've got plenty more questions, but we've got about 10, 12 minutes left. and i thought i would invite the audience to participate. i see one and then two. gentle lman in the tan then the gentleman in the front row. anybody over here want to get my attention while we're -- >> thank you. tim wilson. american citizen, british veteran involved in counterterrorism. it seems to me that we're not the only country that has problems like this. b