TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Ministry of Human Rights (HAM) has inserted a specific clause regarding the right to be forgotten in the Revision of the Human Rights Law. Minister of Human Rights Natalius Pigai stated that this step aims to restore the image of individuals due to their digital footprint from the past, even if the person has not been legally proven guilty of any offense.
"In the Draft Human Rights Law, we include a specific clause regarding the right to be forgotten," Pigai said in a press conference at his office on Monday, May 4, 2026.
The removal of digital footprints is carried out through the judicial mechanism. An individual who has been reported to be involved in a legal case, but has not been proven guilty in court, can request the deletion of their digital footprint.
'For example, a person was previously suspected of doing something, went to trial, and was not proven guilty. However, they were already considered guilty by the media and the public,' said Pigai.
After an individual is not legally proven to have committed an offense, the court can order the media managers to delete their digital footprint. 'They can request the court to instruct the parties involved, media managers, to remove it,' said Pigai.
In Indonesia, the current provision for the right to be forgotten is regulated in Article 26 of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (UU ITE). In addition, this provision is also strengthened by Article 15 of the Personal Data Protection Law (UU PDP).
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