Consumer’s Data Protection and Standard Clause in Privacy Policy In E-Commerce: A Comparative Analysis on Indonesian and Singaporean Law

Abstract

The world’s economy is now beginning to shift towards the e-commerce industry. However there are still many issues in the e-commerce industry regarding consumer protection in the aspect of personal data protection and standard clauses in privacy policy. Although ASEAN has tried to harmonize regulations related to e-commerce between ASEAN countries, there are still differences in these regulations between Indonesia and Singapore. Therefore this paper aims to conduct a comparative analysis between Indonesian and Singaporean law regarding consumer’s personal data protection and standard clauses regulations by using legal research methods. Singapore is one of the most active countries in updating its regulations related to the e-commerce industry.