Jakarta, July 25 -- Any trade agreement involving data transfers between Indonesia and the US must comply with Indonesia's Personal Data Protection Law (PDP Law), a lawmaker has said.

"The mechanism for data transfers must adhere to the PDP Law we already have, as stipulated in Article 56," said Sukamta, Deputy Chair of Commission I at the House of Representatives (DPR), in a statement issued on Friday.

Article 56, paragraph (1), allows personal data controllers to transfer data to entities outside Indonesia, provided they follow applicable regulations. Paragraph (2) requires those controllers to ensure the receiving country offers an equal or higher level of data protection.

"Any data transfer to the US must meet equal conditions: rec...