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Indonesia - The Personal Data Protection Law is finally Issued
Until recently, Indonesia relied on a patchwork of provisions from various laws and regulations to ensure personal data protection. However, after much delay, on 17 October 2022 the President of the Republic of Indonesia finally ratified the Indonesian Personal Data Protection Law(i.e. Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection; "PDP Law")to increase the effectiveness of personal data protection in both electronic and non-electronic systems.Like the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation(“GDPR”), the PDP Law’s 16 chapters and 76 articles provide strict regulations that domestic and foreign companies operating in Indonesia must understand in order to implement appropriate compliance measures.While methods similar to those used for compliance with the GDPR may…To read the full article, please see the PDF file
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Asia / Data Protection Newsletter (December 28, 2022) (226 KB / 10 pages)
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