Email: Data Protection
Commons · Question 108349 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what safeguards are in place to ensure that automated analysis by private tech companies of the content of private email complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 29 Jan 2026
The UK’s data protection legislation applies to any processing of personal data regardless of the technology being used. Technology companies that screen or analyse personal emails must identify an appropriate legal ground for doing so, such as obtaining ...