Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 72877

Internet: Data Protection

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 18 September 2025

Question

Cameron Thomas

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

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

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...

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