On 17 October 2022, President Joko Widodo signed the Personal Data Protection Law as Law Number 27 of 2022. This is due to the many misuse of personal data by some parties which makes the public pressure even greater so that the government can protect people's personal data. Therefore, KADIN Indonesia together with the Ministry of Communication and Information held a socialisation of the Personal Data Protection Act (UU PDP) on October 27, 2022.
KADIN Indonesia socialised the PDP Law to provide understanding to businesses and industry players, so that they are ready to implement the PDP Law. This is because the PDP Law applies to almost all business sectors in Indonesia, such as the digital sector, fintech, e-commerce, health, hospitals, insurance, funding, leasing, transportation, outsourcing to public accountants.
Undang Undang perlindungan data pribadi di Indonesia dinilai cukup adil, sesuai dengan tingkatan sanksinya. Adanya UU PDP ini juga membuka lapangan pekerjaan baru dan profesi baru seperti data protection officer. Adanya UU PDP ini juga dapat memunculkan kesadaran bagi perusahaan untuk memperkuat keamanannya, terutama bagian cyber security.
The personal data protection law in Indonesia is considered fair enough, according to the level of sanctions. The existence of this PDP Law also opens up new jobs and new professions such as data protection officers. The existence of the PDP Law can also raise awareness for companies to strengthen their security, especially the cyber security section.
There are 18 chapters and 76 articles in this PDP Law. The regulatory substance of the PDP Law No. 27 of 2022 includes definition and scope, principles of law, types of personal data, rights of personal data subjects, processing of personal data, principles and basis of personal data processing, joint controller, obligations of personal data controllers and professors, transfer of personal data, administrative sanctions, institutions, international cooperation, public participation, dispute resolution and procedural law, prohibitions on the use of personal data, criminal provisions, and transitional and closing provisions.
