Broto Wardoyo, Ph.D., lecturer in the Department of International Relations, as moderator, opened the discussion by providing a brief overview of how the issue of spyware in the context of national security and civil liberties is becoming increasingly relevant in society. From a regulatory perspective, Dr. Sulistyo, Deputy for Cyber and Crypto Security for Government and Human Development at BSSN RI, explained the importance of data protection as a national issue.
Brig. Pol. I Made Astawa, Deputy Head of Densus 88 AT Polri, explained that wiretapping carried out by Densus 88 is an important instrument in countering terrorism and emphasized that the main principle in implementing wiretapping is respecting the civil rights while maintaining national security. From a journalist's perspective, Herik Kurniawan, Editor-in-Chief of GTV and Chair of the Indonesian Television Journalists Association (IJTI), explained the role of the media as the fourth pillar of democracy with the challenge of facing regulations that limit the movement of journalists. Mabda Haerunnisa Fajrilla Sidiq, researcher at The Habibie Center, discussed the visibility of the use of cyber as a surveillance tool from a cyber security perspective.
Dr. A. J. Simon Runturambi, Chair of the SKSG UI National Resilience Study Program, underlined the importance of intelligence reform to accommodate civil liberties without disrupting institutions' authority to maintain national security. Ali Abdullah Wibisono, Ph.D., International Security lecturer at the HI Department of FISIP UI, closed the session by discussing in depth the cyber security landscape in Indonesia, which is influenced by the condition of unfinished nation-building and the importance of answering the fundamental question: "Security for whom?" and “Security for what?” –