The Law On The Protection Of Official Personal Data Ratifies By The DPR, Here's A Complete Explanation

Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G Plate (Photo via Ministry)

YOGYAKARTA - The Law on Personal Data Protection (UU PDP) was officially ratified by the Indonesian House of Representatives in a plenary meeting held on Tuesday (20/9). The 5th DPR Plenary Meeting of the First Session Period of the 2022-2023 Session Year was chaired by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus, accompanied by Deputy Chairman Rachmat Gobel.

All members of the DPR RI agreed to ratify the PDP Law. A total of 295 council members were present at the Plenary Meeting, namely 73 people were physically present and 206 attended a virtual meeting. Meanwhile, there were 16 members who were not present or permits.

The final script for the Personal Data Protection Law consists of 371 Lists of Problem Inventory (DIM), 16 Chapters, 76 Articles. Previously, the number of articles in the PDP Bill was only 72 from the government's initial proposal at the end of 2019.

The Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G. Plate was present at the ratification of the PDP Law as a government representative. Also present was John Wempi Wetipo as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs.

The Minister of Communication and Information said that the presence of the PDP Law is interpreted as a comprehensive law umbrella that is future-oriented. He also said that the PDP Law is the state's presence in protecting personal data, especially in the digital scope.

From the development aspect of the PDP Law, it prioritizes the perspective of personal data protection for the development of new technologies. So it will encourage ethics and responsibility for respecting human rights," said Johnny G. Plate further.

Personal data is now a very valuable thing in the digital era. But on the other hand, the development of digital technology also makes theft and misuse of data prone to occur.

There are two types of personal data, namely those that are general and specific in nature. Both types of data are important to be protected or protected.

General personal data include: full name, gender, nationality, religion, personal data combined to identify a person.

Specific personal data include: health data and information, biometric data, genetic data, child data, personal financial data, sexual life/orientation, political views, crime records, other data according to laws and regulations.

In the PDP Bill, the rules for imposing sanctions for violating personal data are contained. Perpetrators who break into or use personal data instead of theirs legally will be sentenced to seven years in prison or a maximum fine of Rp70 billion.

That is information regarding the ratification of the Personal Data Protection Act. Although there are already laws that regulate personal data protection, every digital platform user needs to protect the data independently.

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