Indonesia's stalled privacy-law rollout draws scrutiny amid court challenge
By Roffie Kuniawan ( May 12, 2026, 09:58 GMT | Insight) -- Indonesia’s prolonged delay in establishing an independent data-protection authority and issuing implementing rules for its 2022 privacy law is drawing mounting scrutiny, as petitioners at the Constitutional Court and privacy practitioners argue the government’s inaction has created legal uncertainty and weakened protections against data breaches.Indonesia’s prolonged delay in establishing an independent data-protection authority and issuing implementing rules for its 2022 privacy law is drawing mounting scrutiny, as petitioners at the Constitutional Court and privacy practitioners argue the government’s inaction has created legal uncertainty and weakened protections against data breaches....
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