The Readiness for Privacy Compliance in Indonesia Before October 2024

Abstract

Privacy law in Indonesia is stipulated in Law No. 27 of 2022 will be fully effective on 17th October 2024. The duration of 2 years adjustment will be ended and many institutions and companies are preparing for compliance. The PDP Law was prepared to empower data privacy by applying to all companies that process the personal data of Indonesian citizens. This law refers to European privacy law: GDPR. Currently, the Indonesian government is preparing a Government Regulation as a derivative regulation of the PDP Law. In this article, the author will explain the most important parts and topics regarding this regulation as well as an assessment of its actual results and impact. Many government institutions are not ready to comply with this PDP Law. On the other hand, the financial industries, like banking as well as e-commerce, are already preparing a good privacy governance in facing fully applied PDP Law before October 2024.