Thread by @StillDelvingH

I'm too exhausted for a long speech , so just taking a minute to ask whether or not it's weird that the gov.uk server is in the US, and apparently data are sent there without asking your permission?
(@iconews GDPR compliant?)
Good night all, talk to you tomorrow.

@ICOnews So here it is:
UK govt's website is hosted in San Francisco.
Is it weird?
Each and every data entered on this website processed by a US server?
@carolecadwalla @peterjukes @VickerySec @podehaye

@ICOnews @carolecadwalla @peterjukes @VickerySec @podehaye (And I guess I also have a few questions about what unclassified cookies do)

@ICOnews @carolecadwalla @peterjukes @VickerySec @podehaye Oh, also, while I'm at it, YouGov is sending your data to Singapore so they can be sold for marketing purpose.
(When apparently it shouldn't.)
But surely no data analytics company could buy those for a political advertising purpose?

@ICOnews @carolecadwalla @peterjukes @VickerySec @podehaye I was asked if all parts of UK govt's website were hosted in the US, like for instance universal credit.
Yeah well.
(Do I see "Google cloud" for UK govt digital service?)

@ICOnews @carolecadwalla @peterjukes @VickerySec @podehaye Hello @Number10press @govuk @cabinetofficeuk @marksedwill
Any chance you'd be kind enough to comment on this?

@ICOnews @carolecadwalla @peterjukes @VickerySec @podehaye @Number10press @GOVUK @cabinetofficeuk @marksedwill I'd be curious to know why the UK Govt decided to chose as a provider a San Francisco company that was a little more than 6 months old at the time?
Was it recommanded?
Also I see there's an office in London. Why is the server in San Francisco?

@ICOnews @carolecadwalla @peterjukes @VickerySec @podehaye @Number10press @GOVUK @cabinetofficeuk @marksedwill Last question, the client is UK govt, but what with the data eg provided by an Universal Credit applicant?
Are they shared with 3rd-parties or is that forbidden by the privacy shield?
It gives a right to UK ppl to access their data-but if they don't know their data is in the US?

@ICOnews @carolecadwalla @peterjukes @VickerySec @podehaye @Number10press @GOVUK @cabinetofficeuk @marksedwill Maybe @fastly could answer these questions?
(Not suggesting you're doing anything wrong. Just a little surprised -I mean, it's a govt- and having a few questions -unless I misunderstood something?)

@ICOnews @carolecadwalla @peterjukes @VickerySec @podehaye @Number10press @GOVUK @cabinetofficeuk @marksedwill @fastly So (unsurprisingly) HMG and Fastly didn't answer, but other people helped clarify this.
May I suggest UK govt makes sure a No Deal "clean" break wouldn't mean whole parts of its website down?

https://twitter.com/StillDelvingH/status/1174062247552966656?s=20