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Notable privacy and internet-freedom events from the past four years, most recent first. Tap any entry for more.
Age-Verification and Content Risk Regulation
Indonesia required platforms to implement age-verification features keyed to a content risk classification system, raising concerns over enforcement and user privacy.
Indonesia's PDP Law Becomes Fully Binding - Without a Regulator
The two-year transition period under Indonesia's Personal Data Protection Law expired on 17 October 2024, bringing all controllers and processors under full compliance obligations - but the supervisory agency the law requires was never established, leaving enforcement with the communications ministry.
Indonesia's PDNS Ransomware Attack Paralyzes Services
A ransomware attack on Indonesia's National Data Center (PDNS) disrupted over 280 government services and immigration systems, exposing the state's poor backup practices and lack of cybersecurity readiness.
Indonesia Passes Revised ITE Law
Indonesia enacted the second amendment to the Electronic Information and Transactions Law as Law No. 1 of 2024, passed by the DPR in December 2023 and signed in January 2024; it retained criminal defamation online while adding narrower procedural safeguards and revising cyberbullying provisions.
KPU Voter Data Breach
Data of over 200 million Indonesian voters was allegedly leaked from the General Elections Commission (KPU) database, raising concerns ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Indonesia Bans TikTok Shop
Indonesia banned e-commerce transactions on social media platforms, effectively shutting down TikTok Shop in the country; TikTok later re-entered via a partnership with Tokopedia.
Indonesia Enacts Personal Data Protection Law
Indonesia enacted the Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 27 of 2022), the country's first comprehensive data protection legislation - passed by parliament in September 2022 and signed in October - with a two-year transition period and administrative fines up to 2 percent of annual revenue.
Hacker 'Bjorka' Exposes Indonesian Citizen Data
A hacker known as 'Bjorka' leaked data purportedly from Indonesia's population registry, COVID-19 vaccine portal, and other databases, including sensitive details of government officials.
Indonesia Blocks PayPal, Steam Under MR5 Rule
Indonesia briefly blocked PayPal, Yahoo, Steam, and Epic Games after they failed to register under MR5, a regulation requiring tech platforms to register with the Communications Ministry and remove content on demand.
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