Data Protection Mishmash

As personal data of the citizens suffered immense leaks, the government and the DPR still have not ratified the bill for personal data protection. It is hampered by the stalemate on the authority for personal data protection.

April 25, 2022

ARRIVING by himself at the Hotel Mulia in Senayan, Jakarta, in early April, Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny Gerard Plate met three House of Representatives (DPR) leaders. He was there to discuss the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill which has been languishing in the DPR.

The DPR’s Information Commission Chair Meutya Viada Hafid verified the meeting took place. “It was informal and for consultative purposes only,&

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