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Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Act 2007
Summary
This Act allowed the UK government to give broadcasters and companies information about where people lived during the digital TV switchover (around 2008-2012). The information helped these companies contact people who needed help moving from old analogue TV signals to new digital ones, but it meant sharing personal data on a large scale.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means allowing the government to share information about people's TV-watching habits and addresses with broadcasters during the switch from old analogue TV to digital TV. Supporters believed this helped ensure nobody was left behind during the change and that people got the help they needed to switch over.
A vote to oppose means
- —Critics worried about privacy, since the government would be sharing personal information about millions of households. Others were concerned that this information could be misused or that people weren't properly told their data was being shared.
Cast Your Vote
People's Vote0 votes
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Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading16 Nov 2006
- 2nd reading18 Dec 2006
- Committee stage16 Jan 2007
- Report stage29 Jan 2007
- 3rd reading29 Jan 2007
Lords
- 1st reading30 Jan 2007
- 2nd reading28 Feb 2007
- Committee stage22 Mar 2007
- Report stage15 May 2007
- 3rd reading22 May 2007
Royal Assent18 Jun 2007
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