Data protection bill, the human rights perspective: Jakarta Post contributor


JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Even at a time when personal data leaks are rampant, the government and the House of Representatives have failed to pass the much-needed personal data protection bill.

Deliberation of the bill has been extended five times, but the two remain unable to achieve a meeting of mind regarding the supervisory authority for protecting data privacy.

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