security czar who is now serving a life imprisonment sentence for construction. mr. meng rose through the ranks under that person in the 2000s, so now it seems like he may be meeting the same fate as his former patron. at least the latest statement by the chinese authority answers some of these mysteries or unanswered questions, but there are still a lot more to be found about his disappearance and now detention, george. steven, just recapping, this breaking news that you re sharing with us, again, mr. meng is being held, you say. that he has accepted bribes according to government officials. and as we know, has resigned from interpol. but here s the greater question here. given china s efforts to basically focus on global ambitions, outreach, and put chinese nationals in prominent positions, what are the implications around the world with regards to trust? reporter: that s right. it s a very unsettling story.
studio because of a satirical movie. despite the fact the fbi points it finger at north korea, the security czar of the obama administration says it may be too soon to know for sure. at this stage of the game, i am hesitant to say, this is who it is. there s a lot of evidence out there. there s tricks hackers use and nation states use that make it look like it is going one direction. two weeks later, you find it s somewhere else. this is why i m hesitant to say, this is one of the possibilities, clearly because of the content and intention here. it could be, but let s get the facts together before we point fingers. one of the reasons the cyber attack on sony may be so hard to trace is it is actually easy to find someone to do the dirty work. cnn money tech correspondent
do is this because the internet is the wild west? people are worried about privacy and there are not enough rules. this could be a czar i could justify. if you, you want to lean on the federal government when the private sector cannot handle it we have reported in three months, google, safety concerns over wi-fi with your passwords and e-mail, and facebook privacy concerns and on and on and on and this could be a situation where we need the dwaw. government to step inside. and the potential online security czar, the brother of senator john kerry and the administration has balked at getting involved in the online privacy because they want private industry to do this itself but will this go well with the american people? you want your privacy but do you see this as a further government intrusion? getting more involved in your life?