Mobile Phones: Death
2026-06-15 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · 10459 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had discussions with technology companies on bereaved families accessing data on the deceased devices.
Answer
Following extensive engagement and consultation with bereaved families, civil society and industry, the government has recently brought in a number of changes to speed up the preservation of data held in social media accounts that might help explain the t...