It is possible that the seller of public data only wants to remind us of this negligence. Now what needs to be investigated is the state organizer or manager of the data
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Member of the House of Representatives' (DPR's) Commission I, Sukamta, called on the government to ascertain that the cybersecurity system related to personal data in government agencies is updated immediately and hard to hack.

"The state must then edify on the importance of this personal data to each of its citizens, including government officials," Sukamta noted in a statement here on Friday.

Sukamta explained that it was related to the alleged leak of data of residents that had undergone COVID-19 tests. This case allegedly started from the COVID-19 test data of patients that is publicly accessible via the internet and traded.

Sukamta asserted that the incident had crossed the tolerance threshold since it had recurred several times, and it was deemed necessary to probe the steps of the state manager on the mandate of personal data of COVID-19 patients as well as data on the population identification numbers (NIK).

Sukamta opined that the data might have never been stolen, so it was declared safe when in fact the data was indeed stored in an open place for hackers and crackers to find.

"It is possible that the seller of public data only wants to remind us of this negligence. Now what needs to be investigated is the state organizer or manager of the data," he noted.

Sukamta took into account the steps that the state could take on the basis of the legal aspect, specifically if there were criminal cases of personal data violation, then they should be handled by using the existing legal instruments.

At least 32 laws govern the protection of personal data, and to this end, Indonesia also has in place a government regulation.

"Meanwhile, we are also preparing another set of rules, such as the Personal Data Protection Bill and the Cyber Security and Security Bill. It is expected to be completed quickly to be able to realize a secure digital sphere," he stated.
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