The handling of Facebook (FB) user data leaks in Indonesia is still being handled. Parliament and Government are paying attention to this issue. Recently, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology held a closed meeting with Facebook officials, including the Vice President of Public Policy Asia Pacific, Simon Miller, at the Ministry of Communications and Informatics Office in Jakarta, Monday (07/5).
After the meeting, the Minister of Communication and Information, Rudiantara and Simon, revealed three recent developments related to the leak of Facebook user data in Indonesia. First, Simon explained that Facebook is still waiting for the results of an audit from the UK Information Commissioner Office (ICO) against Cambridge Analytica. In this case, the British government went directly to investigate Cambridge Analytica.
Regarding this, Rudiantara said that Kominfo has asked Facebook not to just wait for the results of the ICO in the UK. Facebook, he continued, must look for other efforts in parallel so that similar incidents do not happen again in the future. "So Facebook is now in parallel, while waiting for the UK authorities to ensure, especially from 2014," said Rudiantara.
Second, manage negative content. According to Rudiantara, negative content management is still a homework that must be completed by Facebook with the Indonesian government. This is part of Kominfo's assessment of Facebook in dealing with negative content.
Rudiantara admits that there have been improvements in the field, but there is still much to be done. “I always say that Facebook's performance is half as much as requested and only 50 percent until the end of 2017. But now it has increased to 60 percent. However, there is still PR, so we still have to continue to encourage this management, and this will also be part of the evaluation of the assessment by Kominfo on how Facebook's cooperation deals with content that is considered negative," he explained.
Third, resolving the leak of Facebook user data. Will Facebook be shut down in Indonesia? Rudiantara did not explicitly disclose the issue of closing Facebook in Indonesia. He only emphasized that the settlement of this case requires a fairly long process.
Kominfo only complies with administrative sanctions with a system of updating each other on case developments, especially the management of negative content and policies. Kominfo also cooperates with the police in the context of negative content management. "Definitely a question, friends, where is Facebook going, when do you want to turn off Facebook? Do you want to turn it off? I am like this, Kominfo does not stand alone, because this process is also not just Kominfo, Kominfo is subject to administrative sanctions, it's the process of updating each other to what extent. So, please don't say that it's just ended here, it's not a continuous effort, one that is negative content management, and is also related to policy," he added.
For policy, Rudiantara acknowledged the importance of the Personal Data Protection Law which is currently included in the Prolegnas list. Currently, the discussion on the Personal Data Protection Law is still in the process of harmonization. Meanwhile, from a practical point of view, Kominfo reminded all provider providers to protect the personal data of customers or users. If it violates, then there are two sanctions that are already waiting, namely administrative and criminal sanctions.