Ministry of Immigration and Corrections
Directorate General of Immigration
JAKARTA (09/07/2023) – Director General of Immigration Silmy Karim said that biometric data (face and finger print) of Indonesian passport holders is safe and there was no leakage of immigration database in 2023. His response is given amid a viral topic on social media about the leakage of 34 million Indonesian passport data allegedly traded by irresponsible people.
“A team consisted of DGI’s Directorate of Immigration System and Information Technology (SISTIK) and Directorate of Immigration Intelligence in coordination with Ministry of Communication and Informatics and National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) conducted investigation on rumors about the leakage of Indonesia passport data allegedly traded. Temporary result of the investigation shows that there is no leakage of passport biometric data. All passport biometric and supporting data is safe,” said Silmy on Sunday (09/07/2023).
Silmy went on to explain that the alleged leakage is actually text data of which the structure is not currently being used by DGI.
“DGI is implementing ISO 270001-2022. This ISO certificate will be issued this July 2023. We keep on enhancing the security of our data,” he said firmly.
The ISO 270001-2022 is a standard information security management system providing the list of compliance requirements that can be certified by organization and professional. This ISO standard helps organization in building, implementing, maintaining, and improving Information Security Management System (ISMS).
Indonesian passport data is currently stored in the National Data Centre, Ministry of Communication and Informatics. Therefore, DGI coordinates with the Ministry of Communication and Informatics and BSSN in maintaining and improving immigration security database.
“The public don’t need to worry about lodging passport application and uploading their personal data for that purpose,” said Silmy.
Last updated 17 January 2024
