KNews.id- Foreign media highlighted the Personal Data Protection Bill (PDP) when the Bjorka hacker was being talked about for breaking into Indonesian officials’ data.Media from the United States, Bloomberg, released a news story entitled “Indonesia Will Pass a New Personal Data Protection Law after a Series of Leaks” on Tuesday (13/9).
In the news, Bloomberg highlighted the PDP bill, which is reported to be passed by parliament this week, after a series of data leaks. In the first paragraph, they wrote that hackers could face up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of IDR 5 billion for leaking or misusing personal information.
Bloomberg also highlighted that the rule states that institutions can collect personal information for certain purposes, but it must be deleted immediately after that purpose is met.
The PDP bill stipulates that the collection of any data, such as name, gender, and medical history, must go through a clear agreement on how the data will be used.
Based on the regulation, everyone has the right to revoke consent to the provision of data and receive compensation in the event of a leak in any form. Anyone who falsifies personal data could face up to six years in prison and a fine of IDR 6 billion.
The public in Indonesia is busy pressing the government to immediately ratify the regulation after a series of data on companies and government institutions leaked in the past year.Recently, a hacker who claimed to be Bjorka leaked 1.3 billion registration data for cellphone SIM cards, PLN, and IndiHome. In addition, he also leaked the personal data of a number of Indonesian officials.
They include the Chairman of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani; SOE Minister, Erick Thohir; Minister of Communications and Information, Johnny G Plate; to the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.
Bjorka appeared when Indonesia was being hit by a series of data breaches. The National Cyber ​​and Crypto Agency (BSSN) said it would investigate the leak of millions of Indonesian citizens’ data.
Earlier this September, the Indonesian government also admitted that it was investigating data leaks related to SIM cards. The passage of this law will make Indonesia the fifth country in Southeast Asia to have a personal data protection law.
Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines have already passed laws protecting the personal data of their citizens. The head of the law firm Withers, Joel Shen, also considers Indonesia to be lagging behind other countries. “This new law is overdue and will, if managed properly, be a much-needed boon to Indonesia’s large and growing technology sector,” he said. (AHM /cnn)
