Open call for evidence

Data brokers and national security

From:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Published
17 March 2025
Last updated
12 May 2025 — See all updates

Summary

A call for views about the data broking industry, data brokers’ operations, security practices and customers, to support policy development to ensure the security of UK data.

This call for evidence is being held on another website.

This call for evidence closes at

Call for evidence description

Call for Evidence deadline for views extended until 23:59 on 16 May 2025.

It was previously planned to close on 12 May 2025.

The UK government is seeking views to understand more about organisations that take part in data broking and the wider industry. In particular, the government would like to understand the operations, security practices and customers of data brokers, to support policy development.

This includes:

  • the definition and services of data brokers
  • national security risks related to the industry
  • the effectiveness of existing security governance arrangements
  • data brokers’ customers and consumer awareness

Documents

Data brokers and national security

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Data brokers and national security: privacy notice

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Updates to this page

Published 17 March 2025
Last updated 12 May 2025 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

  1. Call for Evidence deadline for views extended until 23:59 on 16 May 2025 (from 12 May 2025).

  2. First published.

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