Petitions/Amend Investigatory Powers Act: bar Govt from protected, private customer data
StatusClosed
Opened4 Apr 2025
Closes4 Oct 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Amend the Act to specifically and completely bar any Government from attempting to compel any company to give them access to customers' data, which we think undermines privacy. We don't want any companies to pull privacy features from the UK market, potentially as a result of the Act and its use.

We believe any attempt to make a company provide access to protected, private customer data, which even the company may not have the ability to access, undermines citizens' ability to protect their private data. We're concerned that in utilising this power, the Government may make citizens less safe, more open to hacking, and for no obvious benefit in our view. This power has been derided by many since the last Government brought it in; we think it should have been removed by this one.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Dr Andrew Murrison
1Dr Andrew Murrison MP
South West Wiltshire
2
Mohammad Yasin
2Mohammad Yasin MP
Bedford
1
Rushanara Ali
3Rushanara Ali MP
Bethnal Green and Stepney
1
Daniel Francis
4Daniel Francis MP
Bexleyheath and Crayford
1
Shabana Mahmood
5Shabana Mahmood MP
Birmingham Ladywood
1
Alex Burghart
6Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Darren Jones
7Darren Jones MP
Bristol North West
1
Callum Anderson
8Callum Anderson MP
Buckingham and Bletchley
1
Mr James Frith
9Mr James Frith MP
Bury North
1
Mary Creagh
10Mary Creagh MP
Coventry East
1
Amend Investigatory Powers Act: bar Govt from protected, private customer data — Petitions