Many People Are Harmed By Data Leakage, Expert: Data Protection Bill Needs To Be Finalized Immediately

JAKARTA - Law expert at Al-Azhar University Indonesia, Suparji, assessed that the completion of the Personal Data Protection Bill (RUU PDP) must be completed immediately. Following the repetition of cases of data leakage to forge a vaccine certificate for President Joko Widodo.

In fact, said Suparji, a president's personal data should be protected and cannot be accessed by just anyone.

"So we should question why data of the class of a head of state can be obtained easily. This leak shows that the PDP Bill needs to be finalized immediately", said Suparji in Jakarta, Monday, September 8.

According to him, at this time the public is feeling the impact of the leakage of personal data, which most often occurs from sending SMS or calls from unknown people. In fact, through SMS or telephone someone can be exposed to fraud.

He also appealed to the public to be more careful and not to easily spread personal data. Either to others directly or uploaded to the internet.

“The public should be more careful when it comes to personal data. Even if it's just an ID Number, email, or phone number, don't take it lightly and then easily pass it on", Suparji urged.

Therefore, Suparji hopes that the PDP Bill can guarantee the security of people's personal data from ID Numbers to telephone numbers and even emails. Because, he said, the data is very prone to misuse.

Suparji also emphasized that the leakage of personal data is a challenge for law enforcement. According to him, the police must also act quickly and decisively if they receive reports of personal data leaks.

If necessary, said Suparji, perpetrators of abuse will be given severe sanctions such as fines and imprisonment

"Give strict sanctions to those who misuse other people's personal data for profit. Because it is clear that this is detrimental to the data owner", he said.

Meanwhile, a member of the House of Representatives' (DPR) PAN Party faction, Guspardi Gaus, urged the government to immediately complete and ratify the Personal Data Protection Bill (PDP). Considering that this legal umbrella is important because of the frequent data leaks until the vaccine certificate data for President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is revealed to the public.

"The government must speed up the ratification of the Personal Data Protection Bill (PDP), which has actually been discussed with the DPR for a long time", said Guspardi to reporters, Monday, August 6.