Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Gardner of Parkes (Conservative). It was answered by Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 July 2006.
Privacy: Pervasive Computing
- Question
- Whether they will introduce legislation to protect privacy in response to the growth of pervasive computing.
- Answer
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My Lords, there are already in place regulations to protect privacy in the electronic communications field. The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and the Data Protection Act 1998 implement the relevant EC directives in this respect. The Government will keep this legislation under review as the use of technology develops over time.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 684 c1117
- Session
- 2005-06
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- ICT Privacy Security Microprocessors
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