Minister of Communication Opens His Voice Regarding Content Creator Recording Without Permission at GIIAS, Violating the PDP Law

JAKARTA - Communication and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid emphasized that taking someone's video without consent is an act that violates the Personal Data Protection Law (PDP) and digital ethics.

The statement came after a controversy over a video made by content creator Bryan Ebem (ebemartono) at the GIIAS automotive exhibition area and garnered public attention for featuring a woman without consent.

According to Meutya, recording someone without permission cannot be justified even if it is done in a public space. He assessed that this practice causes discomfort and has the potential to harm the person who is recorded.

"We need to remind that this is a violation of the PDP law, first, and second is a violation of ethics. So no one should record without permission, even in the public sphere," he said on Monday, July 3 at the Komdigi office, Jakarta.

Meutya also compared the case with complaints from the public who are often recorded while exercising on the highway without consent, then the video is uploaded to social media.

"This case is more or less the same as the inconvenience that friends have expressed, for example, those who are doing sports on highways that are then recorded without permission," he said.

Meutya revealed that his party had received various inputs regarding the case, and would follow up on the issue through the Directorate General of Digital Space Supervision to take the necessary steps.

The Beginning of the Case

This case began when content creator Bryan Ebem uploaded a video of his interaction with an usher at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIIAS) 2026.

The video was then uploaded with the title "How to Deketin Girls at the Exhibition". After finding out that the video recording was made using smart glasses, the usher who claimed not to know that he was being recorded to be made into content then asked for the video to be taken down.

However, the request was initially rejected on the grounds that the recording was made in a public space. Worse, it was claimed that the video could only be deleted if there was compensation given to the content creator.

The case then sparked a debate about the limits of privacy and the importance of consent in the creation of digital content.

Until this article was released, the content creator in question was known to have deleted the video, and uploaded a video to clarify himself.