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Allow optional opt in of personal data collection on apps and services

Submitted on Thursday 7th January 2021

Rejected on Thursday 14th January 2021

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Allow optional opt in of personal data collection on apps and services

Petition Details

Allow users of apps and services to opt in and legally refuse any and all collection of personal information, including all personally identifiable information and anonymous data such as product id, geolocation and IP addresses.

Prevent denial of access to services based on user choice.

Additional Information

Information is sold on the internet to great profit of companies who force users to allow the retention of data at the risk of being denied acces to services.
This information can be brought for legitimate reasons, such as research, but it is also brought by people who intend to resell that data for use by scammers and fraudsters.

Scammers buy information such as email addresses and phone number to commit their crimes with no penalty as they hide their true location.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Under UK data law individuals must already be asked for consent to use their data: ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/consent/what-is-valid-consent/

It is up to individual businesses, not the Government or House of Commons, to decide how to offer their products and services, and whether this is contingent on providing certain information.

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