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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details about a Sweet Games LLC app on the Patient Entertainment System (PES) at Perth Children's Hospital, including data collection practices and vendor information. The Minister's response indicates the app is not on the PES and no data is shared.

AnsweredQoN 5745Legislative Assembly

Asked

13 November 2019

Member

Mr Z.R.F. Kirkup

Portfolio

Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health

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I refer to the response to Question on Notice 5480 in relation to the app provided by Sweet Games LLC on the Patient Entertainment System (PES), and ask: (a) Will the Minister table the Incoming Sponsorship Authorisation Form; (b) Can the Minister confirm whether the vendor is provided with any of the following details, as a result of the app being on the PES: (i) IP address and computer/mobile device identifiers (such as device ID, advertising ID, MAC address and IMEI); (ii) Data about the device, such as device name and operating system, browser type and language; (iii) Data collected with advertising cookies; (iv) Coarse location data (country or city-specific); (v) Demographic data (such as to determine the coarse location of IP addresses); (vi) Data for advertising and analytics purposes; and (vii) Patient identifying data (names, ages, genders etc.); (c) Where is the vendor based; (d) What is the app that is provided by the vendor; and (e) What is the estimated value to the vendor?

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Answered

11 February 2020

Response time

6 days

I am advised:
(a) Yes. See tabled paper no.
(b) No, this app is not on the Perth Children’s Hospital Patient Entertainment System.
(i) – (vii) No.
(c) Unknown.
(d)-(e) Nil.

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