<![CDATA[The change of human communication behaviour has been influenced by internet. Communication, interaction, access, and sharing information have been facilitated by social media. The development of Information Techonology helps and improves the civilization of human. However, it causes negative side effect on the law violation. The privacy of personal data in internet, as a part of human right, is not properly secured or protected. One of the popular social media is WhatssApp, where the platform is still the subject to the leak of information of privacy of its users. Therefore, the writer researches on the protection of private data and on the freedom of information in WhatsApp platform. The research method used in this research is normative analysis. This research method does not require field reserach because the subject of the research is the materials of law or the research of bibliographic law. The result of the research shows the warranty of law protection on private data in WhatsApp platform is still very low. The formulation of procedure in using private data should provide law certainty which can protect users’ private data. Furthermore, the comprehensive law is considered important to produce. The abuse of private data in WhatsApp platform are still concerning to the law enforcement. In general, the government provides guaranty on the freedom of information of virtual world, yet in the emergency situation the government restricts the features of social media. The freedom of information in WhatsApp platform provides freedom in acessing information to its users considering the rules and the regulation of WhatsApp.]]>
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