Legal Literacy - Digital footprints in the modern era are still often something that is really hard to lose, even when someone in court has been found legally innocent. Information that has already been spread on the internet continues to appear and stigmatize the public for a long time. This condition encourages the government, especially the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, to strengthen the concept of Right to be Forgotten through the revision of the Human Rights Law. The regulation is present and projected as a form of legal protection for individuals so that they are not overshadowed as accusations that are not proven true.

Plan to Insert a Special Article into the Revised Human Rights Law

The government through the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) plans to insert a special article on the Right to be Forgotten into the revision of the Human Rights Law. [1] The strengthening of this regulation is intended to provide a legal umbrella for someone who has previously been in the public spotlight due to a case. Moreover, if a person has been declared legally innocent based on a court decision. In this context, the state can assess that a person actually has the right to restoration of good name to guarantee his social future in any space, especially digital space.

The concept of the right to be forgotten is actually not new in the Indonesian legal system. Its regulation has already been implied and explicitly explained through the ITE Law and the PDP Law. However, the government considers that it still needs to be strengthened within the framework of human rights so that its protection becomes comprehensive.