Everyone has the right to maintain their privacy. By safeguarding personal data, we can protect our privacy from irresponsible people.
RUU following percentage shows losses due to financial data leaks Cases of misuse of personal data that are detrimental to society have recently occurred in many regions in Indonesia. Based on the survey, as many as 28.7% of people have experienced misuse of personal data.
According to the 'Public Perception of Personal Data Protection 2021' report conducted by the Ministry of Communication and Information, the thing they experienced most was a reduction in savings in their bank accounts (44.1%) due to data leaks. Followed by a decrease in e-wallet balances (32.2%). Other losses felt by respondents include making transfers or purchases because they were contacted by certain people or companies.
Of a number of banking or financial institution products, respondents rated e-wallets and bank accounts as products that were considered vulnerable to data leaks. It was recorded that 36.6% of respondents said there was data leakage in digital wallets and 30.2% in bank accounts.
According to the report, the increasing number of cases of leakage and misuse of people's personal data by irresponsible parties has made people disapprove of sharing activities or selling people's personal data between institutions.
The Ministry of Communication and Information together with the Katadata Insight Center prepared a Public Perception Report on Personal Data Protection to present the public's understanding of the right to protect personal data and knowledge about the Draft Personal Data Protection Law (RUU PDP). This report analyzes primary data from a survey of 11,305 respondents in 34 provinces on 14 - 21 July 2021.
How to Keep Data Secure?
In today's digital era, we must maintain data security from theft by irresponsible people. You can maintain data security in various ways, such as:
1. Regularly change social media passwords
One way you can maintain data security is to regularly change your social media passwords within a few months. Make sure the password you use is quite complicated and has a combination of lowercase letters, capital letters, numbers and symbols.
2. Do not upload personal data
