Jakarta, July 25 -- State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi stated that the Indonesian government has not, and will not, hand over the personal data of its citizens to the United States under the newly reached import tariff agreement between the two countries.

His statement came in response to public concerns over a clause in the agreement, highlighted in a July 23 fact sheet from the White House, which mentions Indonesia's commitment to ensure the transferability of personal data to the US.

"The interpretation is incorrect. It doesn't mean we will hand over data, especially the personal data of Indonesian citizens, to the US. No," Hadi said at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Friday.

Hadi explained that some US-based platforms req...