Journal of Private and Commercial Law
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2024): Journal of Private and Commercial Law

Independent Authority on Personal Data Protection in Illegal Financial Technology: Capturing Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending Issues

Bearlly Deo Syahputra (Universitas Negeri Semarang)
Nurul Fibrianti (Universitas Negeri Semarang)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Aug 2024

Abstract

  Today's innovative industry is rapidly growing, fuelled by technology utilization and an increasingly diverse range of economic models. One of these models includes the rise of illegal financial technology peer-to-peer lending (illegal fintech P2P lending), which is increasingly gaining popularity within society. There exist various regulations designed to safeguard the personal data of debtors involved in illegal fintech P2P lending. This study employs a normative doctrinal approach utilizing three research methodologies: statute, comparative, and conceptual approach. The research reveals that while some standard rules have been elucidated, there lacks specificity regarding the responsible institution. The study collected information indicating numerous instances of debtors misusing personal data through illegal fintech P2P lending This highlights the continuous legal framework overseeing the balancing act of safeguarding personal data in Indonesia. comparing it to the typical legal principles governing personal data protection in other nations with principles on common law. Consequently, this study concludes that the current handling of debtors' personal data misuse in illegal fintech P2P lending by the Personal Data Protection Agency remains sectoral. It emphasizes the necessity for a more comprehensive, independent institution to offer optimal legal protection for debtors' personal data in the context of illegal P2P lending using fintech.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jpcl

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Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

The Journal of Private and Commercial Law (ISSN Print 2599-0314 ISSN 2599-0306 Online) is a scientific publication dedicated to the fields of Private and Commercial Law, as well as related disciplines. It was initiated by the Department of Private and Commercial Law, Faculty of Law at Universitas ...