Indonesia’s new data protection law holds promise, but doubts remain

Indonesia’s new data protection law holds promise, but doubts remain

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Indonesia’s new data protection law, which recognises a person’s rights to his or her data and specifies how institutions should use the data, has come as a ray of hope for consumers in the country’s burgeoning digital ecosystem but many are questioning whether it is enough to force organisations to improve their data-handling systems.