Indonesia passes much-anticipated data privacy law to put bad actors behind bars

Indonesia’s parliament has introduced a data privacy law as its first motion months after encountering several breaches in the Southeast Asian country.
On Tuesday, the Indonesian legislators passed the personal data protection bill that had been deliberated for more than a year. With this law, data handlers could become liable for up to five years of jail for leaking or misusing private information. Individuals falsifying personal data for their gains could also be jailed for up to six years under the legislation.
Additionally, the law includes corporate fines that can be as high as 2% o

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