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        "msgid": "house-of-representatives-assures-cyber-security-and-resilience-bill-not-a-government-control-tool-in-1778507584",
        "date": "2026-05-11 20:00:00",
        "title": "House of Representatives Assures Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Not a Government Control Tool in Cyberspace, but Protects Civil Rights and Democracy",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "A member of Indonesia's House of Representatives Commission I has clarified that the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (RUU KKS) is not intended as a mechanism for government control over cyberspace but rather to safeguard civil rights and democracy by focusing on upstream system defences against cyber threats. The bill addresses the growing risks of cyber attacks, exacerbated by artificial intelligence, ensuring secure digital infrastructure that enables public engagement without restricting freedoms of expression. Its passage is deemed essential to protect national systems from both domestic and international threats.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, VIVA \u2013 Member of the House of Representatives Commission I,\nJunico BP Siahaan, has assured that the Cyber Security and Resilience\nBill (RUU KKS) is not a tool for government control to restrict public\nrights in cyberspace. Oversight, protection of civil rights, and\ndemocracy are among the crucial points that the House of Representatives\nwill discuss regarding the RUU KKS.<\/p>\n<p>Nico emphasised that the existence of the KKS Law actually\ndemonstrates the government\u2019s serious commitment to protecting public\ninterests from various potential cyber attacks. This affirmation was\nmade by Nico as a clarification in response to emerging concerns that\nthe RUU KKS would serve as a government control tool in cyberspace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday there was already oversight of the digital space,\nyesterday the ministry, Komdigi came, and then forced a website to take\ndown its content. Perhaps because of that, many people think this law\nwill violate people\u2019s rights to express opinions. In fact, this is at\nthe upstream level,\u201d said Nico to reporters after a discussion themed\n\u2018The Urgency of Legal Umbrella for Cyber Security\u2019 at the UI\nPostgraduate Building in Salemba, Central Jakarta, on Monday, 11 May\n2026.<\/p>\n<p>This PDIP politician explained that content and platforms are\ndownstream in cyberspace. Meanwhile, the KKS Law is the system, which in\nthis case is upstream in Indonesia\u2019s cyberspace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo downstream is content, platforms, and so on. But upstream here is\nthe system (RUU KKS). Without this system, without security, they (the\npublic) also can\u2019t create content. So we are doing defence. This law\nwill focus on defending network systems from external attacks. It is not\nabout prohibiting civil rights to express opinions,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf KKS is actually to provide security, so that we all can carry out\ndigital activities in Indonesia. Imagine, not just digital, everything\nrelated to the public that can now be enjoyed, all of that can become\nconveniences,\u201d Nico continued.<\/p>\n<p>Further, Nico stated that the RUU KKS is very important to be enacted\ninto law, especially as cyber attacks in Indonesia are increasing. The\npresence of artificial intelligence (AI) adds to the potential\nvulnerabilities in the digital space.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCyber resilience is about how systems in Indonesia face attacks both\nfrom within and from abroad. This will only increase with the advent of\nAI technology. Nobody is safe, everyone can face these attacks. And the\nacceleration is extraordinary,\u201d Nico asserted.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/house-of-representatives-assures-cyber-security-and-resilience-bill-not-a-government-control-tool-in-1778507584",
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