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❓ Mr Kirkup questions the Minister for Health regarding data access granted to Story Toys through their app on the Patient Entertainment System (PES), focusing on patient privacy and vendor details. The Minister provides some details but is unable to quantify the value to the vendor.

AnsweredQoN 5744Legislative 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 Story Toys 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)(i) Vendor can read: Device ID, IMEI, Advertising ID.
Vendor cannot read: MAC address.
(ii) Vendor can read: Device Name, Operating System, Browser Type, Device Language.
(iii) No.
(iv) Vendor can read: Coarse Location (city specific).
(v)-(vii) No.
(c) Dublin, Ireland.
(d) Animal Band; Shapes and Colours; Very Hungry Caterpillar
(e) Unknown.

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