The Findings Of The US Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Regarding Care To Protect Are The Attention Of Members Of The House Of Representatives Regarding The Protection Of Personal Data

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JAKARTA - Member of Commission I DPR RI Sukamta asked all parties to be clear in responding to the findings of the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu) which stated that the PeduliLindung application was included in the list of human rights violations in Indonesia. There are two things we need to do. First, we encourage NGOs that report to the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs to explain in detail what their findings are," Sukamta said in a statement in Jakarta, Sunday, April 17. considered a violation of human rights. This, he said, was because the NGO report only mentioned that the PeduliLindung application collects information and how the data is stored and used by the government. , including making strong regulations and strict supervision because it has been proven that E-hac data is leaking," he said. Sukamta said the government had promised from the start to guarantee the protection of the personal data of people who use the application. The US Ministry of Foreign Affairs, then the Indonesian government must "legowo" to follow up on these findings by improving and strengthening the application so that data leakage does not occur again. the rate of spread of COVID-19. Tech The technology and features in it need to be continuously improved and refined, especially in terms of cyber security and personal data protection," he said. Personal (PDP). According to him, regarding the PDP Bill, Commission I of the DPR has started to discuss it again.

"Seeing the cases and allegations of data leakage that occurred some time ago, it further adds to our belief that the PDP Authority must be independent, not an institution/agency under the Ministry," he said. Previously, the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs on its official website uploaded reports on human rights enforcement in countries that received assistance from the US and UN members throughout 2021 (2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices). Indonesia conveyed that a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs/NGOs) were concerned about the information collected by the PeduliLindung application and how the data was stored and used by the government. and illegal. However, the report did not elaborate in more detail on the potential human rights violations in question, and did not fully mention the source of the complaint or report.