that. >> reporter: is the government, the federal government looking for your password? a new report from "cnet," a computer magazine, says major companies have been asked to hand over your precious information, according to two sources. the feds have made covert demand to gain access to user passwords typically stored by encryption, if true, this would allow the government to obtain personal information and impersonate you via their account. when asked google and microsoft would not divulge whether officials made these types of requests but they said they would never hand over password information. they could not see a circumstance in which they would do say and sources also say that the feds have requested encryption algorithms and a string of numbers and letters used to protect your passwords. industry officials close to the company say they have, quote, pushed back coming as former nsa