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Indonesia

47Caution47 of 100, Caution band, 25 to 49good confidence(7/7 dimensions)
What this score means
Extreme75 to 100
Severe and systematic. Device search, interception and detention over online activity are documented rather than theoretical. Reconsider what you carry and what you say.
High50 to 74
Substantial and consistently evidenced measures. Device inspection, monitored networks or restricted services should be expected rather than treated as unlikely.
Caution25 to 49
Some risk, and manageable with precautions. Measures are evidenced but are narrow, inconsistently applied, or the picture is mixed.
Low0 to 24
Ordinary precautions. No systematic device search, network restriction or prosecution of visitors for online speech is evidenced.

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Dimensions

Each dimension is scored independently, because the traveller who cares about legal exposure for what they have posted is often not the one carrying client data. Higher means more risk.

Speech and legal exposure

What legal risk attaches to what I have said online, or say while I am there?

66High66 of 100, High band, 50 to 74

good confidence8 independent sources

Why this score (17 sources)

  • Freedom House 2026 scored IDN 3 of 4 on freedom to express personal views on sensitive topics without fear of surveillance or retribution.

    Freedom House, Freedom in the World · observed 2026-01-01

  • Freedom House 2026 scored IDN 3 of 4 on free and independent media.

    Freedom House, Freedom in the World · observed 2026-01-01

  • V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored IDN 3.24 of 4 on how routinely the government censors political content on social media, where higher is freer.

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31

  • V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored IDN 1.95 of 4 on how often people are arrested for political content they posted online, where higher is freer.

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31

  • Indonesia - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

    US Department of State, Travel Advisories · observed 2026-07-07 · written for USA nationals

  • FCDO advice for Indonesia: no advisory against travel in force.

    UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign travel advice · observed 2026-09-18 · written for GBR nationals

  • Indonesia: Exercise a high degree of caution

    Global Affairs Canada, Travel advice and advisories · observed 2026-10-13 · written for CAN nationals

  • Indonesia (Indonesien): No travel warning in force

    Auswärtiges Amt, Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise · observed 2026-10-15 · written for DEU nationals

  • Indonesian authorities have shut down several screenings of a new documentary on alleged human rights abuses in Papua, including Indigenous land seizures.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2026-08-28 · extracted by language model

  • Eight activists - Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah, Muzaffar Salim, Khariq Anhar, Syahdan Husein, Wawan Hermawan, Saiful Amin, Shelfin Bima Prakosa, and Muhammad ‘Paul’ Fakhrurrozi - are facing six to twelve years’ imprisonment for simply expressing their opinions and posting on social media in support of the August 2025 nationwide protests in Indonesia.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2025-10-24 · extracted by language model

  • According to EU SEE, based on a complaint filed on 4th August 2026, the Cyber Crime Directorate of the West Java Regional Police arrested two men over posts they had made on the social media platform Threads.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2026-08-28 · extracted by language model

  • According to the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta), the arrests targeted demonstrators exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, with dozens of protesters detained, including workers and other members of the protest movement.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2026-08-28 · extracted by language model

  • Dozens of peaceful pro-independence political activists have been prosecuted for treason (Articles 106 and 110 of the Criminal Code) for raising the Morning Star flag - a symbol of Papuan independence - or participating in peaceful protests over the last two decades.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2026-04-08 · extracted by language model

  • Around 5:00 am, after hours of intimidation, the four journalists were forced to draft and sign a statement which included an apology and a promise to delete the article they had written.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2025-10-24 · extracted by language model

  • After discovering Septia’s social media posts, Jhon LBF filed a criminal complaint with the police, which led the Central Jakarta State Prosecutor’s Office to charge her in August 2024 under three articles (Art. 27[3], 36, and 51[2]) of the 2016 amended version of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (UU ITE), which criminalizes the electronic transmission of defamation.

    Global Voices (Advox), via a site scoped search · observed 2025-01-28 · extracted by language model

  • The draconian EIT law is a vague and overbroad law that has been systematically used to arrest, prosecute and punish activists, journalists, and government critics.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2026-08-28 · extracted by language model

  • All the defendants were declared not guilty of inciting people ​to join the August 2025 protests, and were also acquitted on the charges of triggering riots by spreading fake ‌news ⁠and hate speech through social media, the judge said.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2026-04-08 · extracted by language model

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1 excluded source
  • Global Voices (Advox), via a site scoped search, observed 2023-12-17: aged out after 3 years.

Network threat

How hostile is the network environment to a foreign visitor, from state actors and criminals alike?

55High55 of 100, High band, 50 to 74

good confidence4 independent sources

Why this score (5 sources)

  • ITU Global Cybersecurity Index 2024, Technical pillar: 20.00 of 20.

    International Telecommunication Union, Global Cybersecurity Index · observed 2024-12-31

  • Freedom House scored Indonesia 15 of 25 on obstacles to access in Freedom on the Net, a category covering state control over internet infrastructure and gateways, regulatory and ownership control over service providers, and the independence of the regulator.

    Freedom House, Freedom on the Net, obstacles to access · observed 2025-01-01

  • There were also reports from human rights groups of digital attacks targeting individuals who voiced their criticism on social media.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2025-10-24 · extracted by language model

  • 空港やショッピングモール等のATMにカードの情報を読み取る装置、小型カメラを設置して暗証番号を盗撮するケースがあります。

    Our translation: There are cases in which devices that read card information and small cameras are installed at ATMs in airports and shopping malls, among other places, to secretly film PINs.

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Overseas travel safety information · observed 2026-10-16 · written for JPN nationals · extracted by language model

  • 電子税関申告の詐欺サイトが出回っているほか、仲介業者のサイトから申請してしまい多額の手数料を徴収される被害が発生していますので十分注意してください。

    Our translation: In addition to fraudulent electronic customs declaration websites being circulated, there have been cases of people applying through intermediary websites and being charged large fees, so please exercise sufficient caution.

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Overseas travel safety information · observed 2026-10-16 · written for JPN nationals · extracted by language model

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1 excluded source
  • Kaspersky Securelist feed, observed 2021-07-01: aged out after 5 years.

Encryption and VPN legality

Are VPNs and strong encryption lawful, and can I be required to install an application or hand over keys?

53High53 of 100, High band, 50 to 74

good confidence2 independent sources

Why this score (2 sources)

  • V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored IDN 2.12 of 4 on whether the government regulates the internet in a way consistent with international human rights standards, where higher is freer. This does not establish whether encryption or VPN use is lawful. It measures internet regulation in general, and is used as indirect evidence because the only survey that reads encryption law directly was published in 2019.

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31

  • OONI confirmed blocking on 615 of 53,052 measurements of anonymity and censorship circumvention tools in IDN over the 90 days to 2026-10-16, a confirmed blocking rate of 1.16 percent, with 885 further results inconclusive.

    Open Observatory of Network Interference, OONI measurement data · observed 2026-10-16

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Surveillance and interception

How comprehensively are communications intercepted, retained, and monitored, and is commercial spyware in use?

48Caution48 of 100, Caution band, 25 to 49

good confidence4 independent sources

Why this score (5 sources)

  • Freedom House 2026 scored IDN 3 of 4 on freedom to express personal views on sensitive topics without fear of surveillance or retribution.

    Freedom House, Freedom in the World · observed 2026-01-01

  • V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored IDN 1.68 of 4 on how comprehensively the government monitors social media and private online communication, where higher is freer.

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31

  • V-Dem Digital Society Project 2025 scored IDN 2.40 of 4 on how far privacy protection law shields communications from government access, where higher is freer. This measures what privacy law permits rather than what monitoring is practised, so it is read here as a constraint on interception rather than a measurement of it.

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project · observed 2025-12-31

  • The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2025 scored IDN 0.33 of 1 on whether freedom from arbitrary interference with privacy is effectively guaranteed, a measure built from expert assessments of warrantless interception of communications.

    World Justice Project, Rule of Law Index, sub-factor 4.6 · observed 2025-01-01

  • On 30th November 2025, unidentified officials visited his home without prior notice, followed by drone surveillance reportedly conducted for several hours.

    CIVICUS Monitor country updates · observed 2026-04-08 · extracted by language model

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1 excluded source
  • The Register feed, observed 2024-05-03: aged out after 2 years.

Data jurisdiction

What happens to corporate or client data I carry into the jurisdiction?

42Caution42 of 100, Caution band, 25 to 49

moderate confidence1 independent source

Why this score (1 source)

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Border device risk

How likely is my device to be searched, imaged, or seized at the border, and can I be compelled to unlock it?

33Caution33 of 100, Caution band, 25 to 49

good confidence5 independent sources

No reports were found of devices being searched, imaged or seized at this border, or of travellers being compelled to unlock them. The score below is drawn from general indicators for this country rather than from anything observed about this risk, so it describes an absence of reports rather than evidence that the risk is absent.

What the score rests on (5 indirect sources)

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Connectivity continuity

How likely am I to lose access to the internet, or to the specific tools I depend on?

31Caution31 of 100, Caution band, 25 to 49

good confidence8 independent sources

Why this score (22 sources)

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1 excluded source
  • The Jakarta Post, via a site scoped search, observed 2019-09-02: aged out after 7 years.

Trend

02550751002026-08-162026-10-16

The overall score is up 5.9 points over 61 days, from 40.9 to 46.8. Most movement is the event overlay decaying rather than anything happening: a news signal loses half its weight every three weeks, so a score drifts back toward its structural baseline on its own. A step that holds is the one worth reading.

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Sources

This assessment draws on 14 sources: Auswärtiges Amt, Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise; CIVICUS Monitor country updates; Freedom House, Freedom in the World; Freedom House, Freedom on the Net, obstacles to access; Georgia Tech Internet Intelligence Lab, Internet Outage Detection and Analysis; Global Affairs Canada, Travel advice and advisories; Global Voices (Advox), via a site scoped search; International Telecommunication Union, Global Cybersecurity Index; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Overseas travel safety information; Open Observatory of Network Interference, OONI measurement data; UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign travel advice; US Department of State, Travel Advisories; V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, Digital Society Project; World Justice Project, Rule of Law Index, sub-factor 4.6. Every contributing claim is quoted with its origin and date above. Model version 0.12.0, computed 2026-10-16.

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