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Or tablet. according to "the new york times," popular apps like angry birds might be feeding the government everything about you, your location, how many kids you have, even your sexual orientation. lorie segal is live with more on this. this is disturbing. >> reporter: it absolutely is a little bit disturbing. they are not just looking for your high score and i have a very high score when it comes to angry birds. this report that "the new york times" put out showed that the government is very interested in what people are doing on their smartphones. they say they are specifically focused on f...

Picture on facebook, it also has a gio tag. there is a lot of information you can get. what the papers say is that the government is completely utilizing it. carol? >> what will companies do to protect consumers, because i would assume consumers want to be protected from this kind of thing. >> absolutely. here is the tension. a lot of these companies are saying, i speak to folks in silicon valley all the time that put their hands up and say, we need more transparency. they are able to get a little more transparency. just yesterday, microsoft, google, yahoo! they all essentially over the summer...

Nsa. listen to what he said. >> i don't know if there is growing friction there. i think there has always been friction. now, it is coming to light. i think these big companies recognize they have to live in a world that has regulatory boundaries. they are doing what they are required to. in a perfect world , they wouldn't have to deal with that. this is part of the cost of doing business in an ever-increasing technology world. >> marissa myer was in davos. she said, this has hurt her business, the nsa, and hurt customer trust. it is about doing the dance and how much information is too much a...