PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Media: Data Protection (6 July 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the child protection implications of the Snap Map service available to users of Snapchat; and if she will take steps to ensure that children and vulnerable people who use that service have their location data protected from unofficial third parties.

Asked by:
Anna Turley (Labour)

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is responsible for the protection of personal data and the right to privacy. The Secretary of State and I also met with the Information Commissioner last week to discuss data protection. The Government understands the concerns that have been raised and have discussed Snap Map with the ICO.

Answered by:
Matt Hancock (Conservative)
11 July 2017