INFOKU, BLORA – Currently, the case of alleged misuse of Blora farmer data as people's business credit (KUR) borrowers at BNI by PT Agritama Prima Mandiri (PT APM) is becoming a public topic of discussion.
This also did not escape the attention of lawyer Prabowo Febriyanto. It is possible, he said, that PT APM could be charged under the Personal Data Protection Law (UU PDP).
This is because the act of obtaining and using personal data illegally can be charged under the PDP Law which was passed in 2022.
"This is stated in the PDP Law and can be charged under article 65 paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) of the PDP Law.
"It is explained that everyone is prohibited from unlawfully using personal data that does not belong to them," he stressed.
The threat of punishment is a maximum prison sentence of five years and a maximum fine of IDR 5 billion.
According to him, the owner of the real identity can sue and ask for compensation if the company is proven to have misused personal data.
"The company is obliged to bear the victim's losses and take full responsibility for this incident," he explained.
Apart from that, he also said that banks must be more careful in inputting a person's data into KUR loan disbursement.
“Banks also have to be more careful. You can't just give and take. "Because everything has regulations in the banking law," he said.
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Previously it was reported that the Blora Police had detained the director of PT APM with the initials FH at the end of last October.
The detention was allegedly based on a report by the Head of the Japanese Village (Kades) Sugito who felt that there was suspicion of fraud by PT APM against its residents. (Endah / IST )
