Privacy
Privacy news from UK Parliament.
Facebook and Google respond to Lords on online advertising and news
Responses from Facebook and Google to Committee published
06 July 2020
Committee writes to platforms on balance of power with news publishers
Committee's letter to Facebook and Google published
26 June 2020
Lords question government on Covid-19 and data protection
Members quiz the government in a virtual session on 18 May
15 May 2020
Facebook answers questions on response to hate speech and moderation
Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee will meet on Tuesday 17 March at 10.30am
16 March 2020
Activists and academics to discuss algorithmic design
Democracy and Digital Technology Committee takes evidence on Tuesday 25 February at 10.30am
24 February 2020
Advertising Standards Authority give evidence to Committee
Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies meet on Tuesday 5 November at 10.35am
04 November 2019
Right to privacy “may exist on paper” – but not in online “Wild West”, says JCHR
JCHR publish their report on digital privacy
03 November 2019
Baroness O'Neill to discuss ethics of digital tech with Committee
Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies meet on Tuesday 16 July at 10.35am
16 July 2019
Safety of personal data examined
Joint Committee on Human Rights questions experts on the collection and storage of personal data
02 July 2019
Urgent Question from Tom Watson following WhatsApp data breach
Urgent question from Tom Watson
15 May 2019
Lords EU exit regulations: 9 April
Members consider rules on personal data breaches, food additives and customer discrimination
10 April 2019
DCMS Committee launches Sub-Committee to continue scrutiny of threats posed by ‘disinformation'
DCMS Committee launches Sub-Committee to continue Parliamentary scrutiny of threats posed by ‘disinformation'
02 April 2019
Committee examine ethical and practical challenges of immersive technologies
Committee hear from academics and researchers on UKs readiness to deal with addictive technologies
12 February 2019
Royal Assent: Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill signed into law
The Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 is signed into law on 12 February 2019
12 February 2019
Royal Assent: Upskirting Bill signed into law
The Voyeurism (Offences) (No.2) Bill receives Royal Assent
12 February 2019