Legal Gaps in Personal Data Protection: Reforming Indonesia’s Population Administration Law

This study critically examines the existing legal framework for personal data protection within Indonesia’s population administration system. Through a normative legal research approach, it identifies significant regulatory gaps that leave personal information vulnerable to misuse and breaches. The...

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Main Authors: Ninuk Triyanti, I Gusti Ayu Ketut Rachmi Handayani, Lego Karjoko
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Language:English
Published: Hasanuddin University 2025-01-01
Series:Hasanuddin Law Review
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Online Access:http://pasca.unhas.ac.id/ojs/index.php/halrev/article/view/6177
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description This study critically examines the existing legal framework for personal data protection within Indonesia’s population administration system. Through a normative legal research approach, it identifies significant regulatory gaps that leave personal information vulnerable to misuse and breaches. The results show that the current legal policies remain insufficient, as numerous aspects of personal data protection have yet to be explicitly regulated in the Population Administration Law. Despite the enactment of a national personal data protection law, its effectiveness is undermined by the lack of comprehensive integration into the Population Administration Law. This research proposes reconstructing the legal framework to address essential aspects of data management—such as collection, utilization, safeguarding, exchange, and misuse prevention—while establishing clear access rights, prohibitions on unauthorized activities, and a structured system of proportional sanctions. By incorporating specialized legal provisions and aligning with international best practices, these reforms would strengthen Indonesia’s data protection framework, enhance public trust, and reinforce the government’s role in safeguarding citizens’ personal information.
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spelling doaj-art-2fcf3071d2824ce5aa2e2816ac20f5622025-08-20T02:48:47ZengHasanuddin UniversityHasanuddin Law Review2442-98802442-98992025-01-0111113214710.20956/halrev.v11i1.6177996Legal Gaps in Personal Data Protection: Reforming Indonesia’s Population Administration LawNinuk Triyanti0I Gusti Ayu Ketut Rachmi Handayani1Lego Karjoko2Faculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Jawa TengahFaculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Jawa TengahFaculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Jawa TengahThis study critically examines the existing legal framework for personal data protection within Indonesia’s population administration system. Through a normative legal research approach, it identifies significant regulatory gaps that leave personal information vulnerable to misuse and breaches. The results show that the current legal policies remain insufficient, as numerous aspects of personal data protection have yet to be explicitly regulated in the Population Administration Law. Despite the enactment of a national personal data protection law, its effectiveness is undermined by the lack of comprehensive integration into the Population Administration Law. This research proposes reconstructing the legal framework to address essential aspects of data management—such as collection, utilization, safeguarding, exchange, and misuse prevention—while establishing clear access rights, prohibitions on unauthorized activities, and a structured system of proportional sanctions. By incorporating specialized legal provisions and aligning with international best practices, these reforms would strengthen Indonesia’s data protection framework, enhance public trust, and reinforce the government’s role in safeguarding citizens’ personal information.http://pasca.unhas.ac.id/ojs/index.php/halrev/article/view/6177cybersecuritydata misusedigital governancepersonal data protectionprivacy rights
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Hasanuddin Law Review
cybersecurity
data misuse
digital governance
personal data protection
privacy rights
title Legal Gaps in Personal Data Protection: Reforming Indonesia’s Population Administration Law
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title_short Legal Gaps in Personal Data Protection: Reforming Indonesia’s Population Administration Law
title_sort legal gaps in personal data protection reforming indonesia s population administration law
topic cybersecurity
data misuse
digital governance
personal data protection
privacy rights
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