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Indonesia: Introduced Personal Data Protection Law

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Introduced Personal Data Protection Law

On 24 January 2020, the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law is introduced in the Indonesian House of Representatives. The Law introduces definitions for personal data types and data controllers and processors. In particular, the Law describes the dat…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2020-01-24
under deliberation

On 24 January 2020, the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law is introduced in the Indonesian House of…

2022-09-20
adopted

On 20 September 2022, the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill was adopted by the House of Represent…

2022-10-17
in grace period

On 17 October 2022, the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill entered into force, with a grace period…

2024-10-17
in force

On 17 October 2024, the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill entered into force fully after the laps…