January 02, 2022

Yearender 2021: Why passing a privacy law is urgent - Jakarta Post

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Last year was a banner year for the exposure of personal information, and the lesson learned is that Indonesia needs to adopt a privacy law this year.

The series of cyberattacks on state institutions, from website defacements to data breaches, happened during the coronavirus pandemic when people relied more on digital technology but without proper regulations protecting their personal data.

One notable incident was detected in May, when an account with the username Kotz on online hacking forum RaidForums claimed to have personal information allegedly belonging to more than 200 million policyholders of the national health insurance (JKN) program, both dead and alive.



source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2022/01/02/yearender-2021-why-passing-a-privacy-law-is-urgent.html

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