Indonesia Pushes for Data Protection Law Following High-Profile Data Breaches in Recent Months

Indonesia is pushing ahead with a data protection law following a series of high-profile data breaches in recent months at some of its biggest e-commerce companies. The legislation, which is due by the end of 2020 is expected to prohibit the collection of consumer data without consent and requires businesses to inform customers within days of knowing that their personal details have been accessed by third parties.

According to Indonesia's State Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN), the country has experienced over 98 million cyber-attacks in 2019, compared to 12 million reported in 2018. Ardi Sutedja, who helped found BSSN and is now Chairman and Founder of non-profit Cyber Security Forum stated that many cyber-attacks are not...