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Indonesia: Introduced Personal Data Protection Law outlining cross-border data transfer regulation

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Introduced Personal Data Protection Law outlining cross-border data transfer regulation

On 24 January 2020, the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Law is introduced in the Indonesian House of Representatives. The Bill establishes that cross-border data transfers will be limited to countries with a level of data protection regulations equal…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer 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 Bill on the Protection of Personal Data was adopted by the House of Repre…

2022-10-17
in grace period

On 17 October 2022, the Bill on the Protection of Personal Data entered into force, with a grace pe…

2024-10-17
in force

On 17 October 2024, the Bill on the Protection of Personal Data entered into force fully after the …