In Order To Be More Maximal, The Expert Proposes The PDP Commission To Become An Independent Institution

JAKARTA - Cyber ​​security expert Doctor Pratama Persadha proposes the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDP) as an independent institution whose position is at the same level as other state institutions in order to maximally protect personal data through the PDP Law.

"If you want maximum protection of personal data through the Law on Personal Data Protection (UU PDP), the PDP Commission must become an independent state commission, like other state commissions," said Pratama Persadha, quoted by Antara, Friday, April 8 morning.

Moreover, he continued, the spirit of the PDP Law is to regulate the use and misuse of data by many large organizations, both private and state institutions themselves.

Because of the risk of facing such great power, said this postgraduate lecturer at the State Intelligence College (STIN), the position and authority of the PDP Commission must be given in the best and strongest place.

He said the members of the PDP Commission were chosen from the proposals from the government and the Indonesian House of Representatives. They represent various elements, among others, the state civil apparatus (ASN), the community, academics, professionals, and officials.

Thus, said Pratama, in carrying out its authority later, the PDP Commission will be in a strong bargaining position in front of high state institutions and officials.

According to Pratama, the placement of the PDP Commission under the Ministry of Communication and Information as well as the National Cyber ​​and Crypto Agency (BSSN) will have the potential to collide with various interests because the PDP Commission's position is not strong.

It was also revealed that digitalization in Indonesia leads to increased state revenues, one of which must be strengthened is cyber ecosystem security. The reason is that the protection of personal data is one of the most crucial in it.

"This has a serious effect, a weak PDP Commission will make the enforcement of the PDP Law weak which in the end will make it not optimal, then from a state security perspective it will also be dangerous because this is a large multinational organization as well," said Pratama.

Pratama said there are other countries that place the PDP Commission under the ministry. However, the political and economic conditions are different from Indonesia.

Therefore, he said, Indonesia needs a strong and independent PDP Commission so that it can guarantee the security of personal data in the country.

The chairman of the Indonesian Cyber ​​Research Institute CISSReC said that this strong PDP Commission would not only be of direct benefit to Indonesia, but also contain positive values ​​for investors who would invest in Indonesia.

"When it comes to investment, domestic and foreign investors will also see this as a positive value in investing in Indonesia, there are clear rules of the game and strong enforcement of the PDP Law," he said.