Village Office Staff Goes Viral for Posting Rio Haryanto's Personal Data on Social Media
Jakarta, VIVA – A letter of introduction belonging to former F1 driver Rio Haryanto went viral on social media after being uploaded by a village office (kelurahan) staff member in Solo, Central Java, identified by the initial A. The document was posted without any redaction on the employee's personal social media account.
The story went viral after a Threads account shared screenshots of the village office employee's posts. In the Threads post, account owner @abeliaelora shared screenshots of the documents, which she had personally censored. The first document related to a Certificate of Inheritance, whilst the second was a letter of introduction for Rio Haryanto.
The Threads account owner expressed astonishment at the village office employee's actions in sharing Rio Haryanto's private data on social media without any redaction.
"Guys, are government employees actually allowed to share things like this? Isn't this considered private information? The person in question frequently shares their work like this, often without any redaction. It's quite frightening to think that if we were processing documents and the staff member behaved like this. The sun sticker was added by me because the content contained someone's personal data that wasn't covered or redacted," wrote the Threads user, as quoted on Thursday, 19 February 2026.
In their post, the account owner emphasised that government employees and private sector workers alike should exercise discretion when uploading work documents, given that such documents are confidential in nature. Such protections are important both legally and ethically to prevent misuse by irresponsible parties.
"Perhaps this can serve as a lesson for both civil servants and non-civil servants, because work documents are extremely sensitive, especially for government employees who handle public records. We might think that uploading work documents makes us look busy, but we must still be prudent about what we upload, as it could invite criminal activity against ourselves or others. Hopefully in future, Ms Alifta can be more discerning about what may and may not be uploaded. There are plenty of happy moments that can be shared instead," wrote the Threads user.
The story went viral after a Threads account shared screenshots of the village office employee's posts. In the Threads post, account owner @abeliaelora shared screenshots of the documents, which she had personally censored. The first document related to a Certificate of Inheritance, whilst the second was a letter of introduction for Rio Haryanto.
The Threads account owner expressed astonishment at the village office employee's actions in sharing Rio Haryanto's private data on social media without any redaction.
"Guys, are government employees actually allowed to share things like this? Isn't this considered private information? The person in question frequently shares their work like this, often without any redaction. It's quite frightening to think that if we were processing documents and the staff member behaved like this. The sun sticker was added by me because the content contained someone's personal data that wasn't covered or redacted," wrote the Threads user, as quoted on Thursday, 19 February 2026.
In their post, the account owner emphasised that government employees and private sector workers alike should exercise discretion when uploading work documents, given that such documents are confidential in nature. Such protections are important both legally and ethically to prevent misuse by irresponsible parties.
"Perhaps this can serve as a lesson for both civil servants and non-civil servants, because work documents are extremely sensitive, especially for government employees who handle public records. We might think that uploading work documents makes us look busy, but we must still be prudent about what we upload, as it could invite criminal activity against ourselves or others. Hopefully in future, Ms Alifta can be more discerning about what may and may not be uploaded. There are plenty of happy moments that can be shared instead," wrote the Threads user.