Mariano delli Santi @marianods@mastodon.bida.im

Fascinating to see how much of our rights are being shredded to pieces in the blink of an “aye” pronounced in an almost empty room. It's almost like if it there were a problem with the legislative scrutiny of the DPDI Bill #DataGrabBill

Acting Deputy Speaker takes the floor, starts voting procedures concerning the amendments. Time for some ayes and noes

John Whittingdale also considers that amendments presented to strengthen the protection of health data and HIV condition are not necessary.

John Whittingdale defends powers of the Secretary of State to introduce new legal grounds for processing. Argues that future Govt will not be able to expand this list, even if the DPDI Bill does provide the power to the Govt to expand this list [yes, it doesn't make sense]

John Whittingdale also argues that oversight of biometric data is necessary, and that's why they are abolishing its office and transferring the competence to the ICO [but notice, many functions of the Biometrics Commissioner would not be given to the ICO]

John Whittingdale answers to Patrick Grady and argues that removing the right not to be subject to automated decision making clarifies the scope of legislation

John Whittingdale defends plans to give DWP powers to access bank accounts of everyone claiming state pension, Stephen Timms pressures him as to why the Govt argues that powers need to be granted only if “necessary” but then introduces arbitrary powers against their own judgement

John Whittingdale also defends “democratic engagement”, he argues that provisions because political communications are different from direct marketing

John Whittingdale moves to defend plans to remove the right not to be subject to solely automated decisions in most circumstances, argues that data protection still applies [except for those provisions they're gutting I suppose]

John Whittingdale argues that watering down accountability requirements helps businesses, and that's why the Govt opposes Labour plans to retain accountability requirements. Chris Bryant reminds him that even the Commissioner wants to retain existing UK GDPR provisions

John Whittingdale retakes the floor, thanks the house for all the criticism they received [but there is a big BUT looming, I feel it]

In the meanwhile, Robin Millar MP takes the floow, explains the importance of interoperability to enable the use of data for public interest purposes

John Penrose MP takes the floor to present his amendment to the “smart data scheme”, makes a list of the supporters of this amendment

Kate Osborne also argues that the new International Data Transfer regime being introduced by the DPDI Bill is not robust enough, would endanger medical data such as HIV condition to be transferred abroad without sufficient safeguards.