Personal Data Fabrication Faces Hefty Fine, Imprisonment in Latest Law
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20 September 2022 21:22 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian government and the House of Representatives (DPR) on Wednesday ratified primary legislation that will be the country’s legal framework for data protection, known as the Personal Data Protection Act (UU PDP).
Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate said the law will oversee the processing of personal data belonging to the public, such as personal data falsification.
“Fabricating personal data is subjected to six years imprisonment or a fine up to Rp60 billion,” said the Minister in a press conference held virtually on September 20.
He explained that the falsification of personal data is regulated in Article 70 of the PDP Law, which is categorized as using personal data illegally or violating the law. Corporate offenses will be faced with a fine of 10 times the original crime along with certain other criminal penalties.
In addition to the falsification of personal data, Johnny mentioned other personal data breaches regulated in the PDP Law. Among them, selling or buying personal data can be punished with 5 years or a fine of Rp50 billion. There are additional punishments in the form of confiscation of profits and or bookkeeping assets of all or part of the corporation's business up to the dissolution of the corporation.
Other violations subjected to criminal sanctions include collecting personal data that does not belong to them to benefit themselves or others. Then, falsify personal data that results in harm to others.
"Approval of the use of personal data can only be done through the consent of the owner of the personal data," he said.
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