Written question asked by Caroline Lucas (Green Party) on Thursday, 7 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 February 2019. It was answered by Margot James (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Facebook: Data Protection
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the decision by Germany to block Facebook from merging data collected from its social platforms and third-party websites without voluntary user consent; and if he will make a statement.
- Answer
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No assessment has been made on the specific decision by Germany to block Facebook from merging data collected from its social platforms and third-party websites without voluntary user consent.
It is essential that people are confident their personal data will be protected and used in an appropriate way. The Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR is in place to ensure that companies who collect and use data do so appropriately with an appropriate legal basis.
In August 2016, the Information Commissioner investigated whether WhatsApp could legally share users’ data with Facebook. WhatsApp signed a public commitment not to share personal data with Facebook until the data protection concerns raised by the ICO were addressed. This agreement is available on the ICO's website.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 218248
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Data protection Germany Facebook
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- 2019-02-14 12:45:49 +0000
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