Indonesian Journal of Criminal Law Studies
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2019): Indonesia J. Crim. L. Studies (November, 2019)

THE PREVENTION OF NEGATIVE CONTENT BY USING VPN (VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK) TOWARDS WEBSITE THAT IS BLOCKED BY THE GOVERNMENT

Wahyu Nugroho (Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Ismunarno Ismunarno (Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Budi Setyanto (Universitas Sebelas Maret)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Nov 2019

Abstract

This research aims to know how is the prevention of negative content that is accessed by using VPN towards website that is blocked by the government through Indonesian National Police and the obstacle of its prevention. The research conducted is non-doctrinal research, which is a research to know some practical situations. This research uses primary and secondary data. Primary data is direct interviews with the Indonesian National Police and Ministry of Communication and Informatics to know blocking efforts and regulations of applications missuse. Secondary data is obtained by literature studies. The government has blocked websites with negative content based on Minister of Communication and Informatics Regulations Article 19 years of 2014 about Handling of Websites with Negative Content. Government-blocked websites can be opened with VPN applications. Indonesian National Police's step in handling the missuse of VPN applications to access negative content is with the prevention efforts. There is no device missuse regulations yet makes an obstacle to prevent represively. Ministry of Communication and Informatics begins to regulate the utilization of VPN application in the terms of licensing.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijcls

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

The Indonesian Journal of Criminal Law Studies (IJCLS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that primarily focuses on comparative criminal law. The journal serves as a platform for scholarly discourse and critical analysis of criminal law systems across different ...