JAKARTA: A trade agreement between Indonesia and the United States set to include provisions on personal data transfers has raised alarms about the potential undermining of Indonesia’s data sovereignty.
According to a joint statement on the framework for the prospective settlement published on the White House website on Tuesday (July 22), Jakarta agreed to provide certainty regarding personal data transfers from Indonesia to the US and eliminate tariffs on intangible products by recognising the US as having “adequate” data protection.
