Privacy alarm in Indonesia over president's leaked vaccine certificate


Indonesian President Joko Widodo's vaccine records were reportedly accessed using the app PeduliLindungi, and shared widely on social media. - PHOTO: PRESIDEN JOKO WIDODO/FACEBOOK via The Straits Times/ANN

JAKARTA, Sept 3 (Reuters): A leak online of the president's Covid-19 vaccine certificate has heightened concern in Indonesia about information security, coming in the same week as a data breach affecting 1.3 million users of a government contact-tracing application

President Joko Widodo's vaccine records were accessed using the app, PeduliLindungi (care protect), and shared widely on social media, raising questions among experts about the government's commitment to data security.

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