TechPotential security risks of keeping Southeast Asia’s data at home
Tech in Asia reports that Indonesia and the Philippines are pushing data localization—keeping data inside national borders.
TLDR
Keeping data within a country does not necessarily make it safer and could make it more vulnerable, Tech in Asia cautions. The publisher says pushes for data localization in Indonesia and the Philippines make that dilemma relevant to Southeast Asia.
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Potential security risks of keeping Southeast Asia’s data at home
Tech in Asia reports that Indonesia and the Philippines are pushing data localization—keeping data inside national borders.
TLDR
Keeping data within a country does not necessarily make it safer and could make it more vulnerable, Tech in Asia cautions. The publisher says pushes for data localization in Indonesia and the Philippines make that dilemma relevant to Southeast Asia.