Data brokers and national security
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This is the UK government’s response to the data brokers and national security call for views held between 17 March 2025 and 12 May 2025. It provides a high-level summary of the key themes identified through thematic analysis of the responses and intended next steps.
We received 168 full responses, including from a:
- business, trade organisation or consumer group
- academic, public sector body, member of the public or other
Original call for evidence
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
Updates to this page
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Call for Evidence deadline for views extended until 23:59 on 16 May 2025 (from 12 May 2025).
Update history
2025-12-04 13:16
Government response published.
2025-05-12 15:38
Call for Evidence deadline for views extended until 23:59 on 16 May 2025 (from 12 May 2025).
2025-03-17 10:00
First published.