Question follow-through · 72877
Internet: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the implementation of the Online Safety Act on the level of risk that private bodies could harvest sensitive data on UK citizens w
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 18 Sept 2025 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the implementation of the Online Safety Act on the level of risk that private bodies could harvest sensitive data on UK citizens w
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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18 Sept 2025
Answer published
Organisations that process personal data, which could include VPN providers, are subject to requirements of the data protection legislation. This includes obligations to process people’s data fairly and lawfully and to ensure that any data collected is he...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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