PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Media: Privacy (6 July 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make representations to Snap Inc. about the data protection and privacy implications of the Snap Map feature available to users of the Snapchat service.

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