Jakarta, IndonesiaSentinel.com — The Indonesian government is in the process of drafting regulations for online child protection. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) has submitted a request for the harmonization of the draft regulation, which will take the form of a Government Regulation (PP), to the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.
On Monday, August 26, 2024, Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Budi Arie Setiadi, sent a letter related to the Draft Regulation on the Governance of Child Protection in the Operation of Electronic Systems (TKPAPSE).
Budi explained that the regulation is mandated by the Law on Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE Law).
“This is a mandate of Article 16A of Law Number 1 of 2024 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 11 of 2008 on Information and Electronic Transactions,” said Minister Budi Arie Setiadi in an official statement on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.
The draft regulation has undergone several processes, starting from the initial draft involving various ministries and agencies to public consultations, and receiving presidential initiative approval from President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on April 3, 2024.
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“After the public consultation, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology also invited stakeholders who provided feedback on the TKPAPSE draft regulation,” he added.
The draft regulation covers several key points, such as setting an appropriate age for the use of digital products and services, prohibiting profiling, and banning non-transparent methods in digital products and services.
Key Issues Addressed in the Child Protection Regulation:
- Focus on the best interests of the child.
- Based on Data Protection Impact Assessments.
- Establishment of age-appropriate guidelines for digital product or service use.
- Transparency regarding rules, policies, and community standards.
- Implementation of the highest default privacy settings.
- Minimization of data processing and data sharing.
- Regulation of geolocation data collection.
- Prohibition of profiling.
- Ban on using covert or non-transparent techniques in the provision of online products, services, and features.
- Regulation of internet-connected toys.
- Clarification of third-party responsibilities involved in the provision of online products, services, and features.
- Provision of tools, services, and features for filing reports or complaints.
Involvement of ministries, agencies, and the public in the protection of children within electronic systems.
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