Minister of Communication and Digital Meutya Hafid emphasized that the reciprocal trade agreement between the Indonesian and United States governments does not include the transfer of Indonesian population data to the US.
"We need to emphasize that the transfer or this regulating the transfer of population data by the Indonesian government to the United States government is completely untrue," he said in a working meeting with Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives at the parliamentary complex.
According to him, the trade agreement between the Indonesian and United States governments only regulates the governance of data flows related to digital trade or digital ecosystem activities.
"It's important to note that Article 3.2 specifically regulates data flow governance for digital ecosystem activities or digital trade ," he said.
Under the trade agreement, Indonesia is required to provide certainty regarding the transfer of personal data to the US by recognizing that the US has equivalent protection standards.
The agreement between the two countries also states that the data transfer process remains compliant with applicable laws in Indonesia, in this case the Law on Personal Data Protection (UU PDP).
