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Indonesia's biometric SIM registration rules spark data-protection concerns

By Roffie Kuniawan ( January 27, 2026, 07:25 GMT | Insight) -- Indonesia’s move to require facial-recognition biometrics for SIM card registration has raised concerns from digital rights advocates, who warn that the expanded collection of sensitive personal data could heighten privacy and security risks. While the government says the new rules are aimed at curbing scam calls and fraud, critics point to the lack of implementing regulations under the Personal Data Protection Law and question whether safeguards and complaint mechanisms are sufficiently clear as the biometric rollout begins.Indonesia has tightened SIM card registration rules in a bid to curb scam calls and digital fraud, but the introduction of mandatory biometric verification has raised concerns about heightened privacy risks, particularly as the government has yet to finalize the implementing framework for the country’s Personal Data Protection Law....

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