In Short: Indonesia to tighten Internet surveillance

Indonesia plans to tackle Internet crime by tightening the supervision of web surfers, an official said on March 13. "The aim is to minimise the misuse of the Internet, including for criminal activities," Gatot Dewa Broto, a spokesman for the country's telecommunications regulator, said.
He said teams were being prepared to monitor when and where surfers log on to the Internet and the addresses of the sites they visit.
The initiative would apply to all surfers, including those at home, in the office or at Internet cafes, in a bid to tackle crime like the fraudulent use of credit cards online, he said.
It would not record the identity of individual surfers but could help locate where and when computers were used in online crime.