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Abstract

FotoYu, as a digital platform, connects photographers with yusers through an artificial intelligence system called RoboYu, which scans facial features to identify matching portraits. Although this innovation provides convenience, it also raises serious privacy concerns, as personal portraits can be accessed or purchased without the owner’s consent. This study aims to examine the legal protection of portraits taken without permission and processed through the FotoYu application. The research employs a normative juridical method; and using statutory, conceptual, and case approaches. Data were obtained through a library study of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials and analyzed descriptively and qualitatively. The results show that FotoYu’s practice potentially violates Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE Law) and Law Number 27 of 2022 concerning Personal Data Protection (PDP Law), particularly the obligation to obtain explicit consent from data subjects as stipulated in Article 20 of the PDP Law. The inaccuracy of the RoboYu system and the absence of a proper consent mechanism create risks of data misuse and privacy violations. Although the PDP Law provides both preventive protection mechanisms (through principles of transparency and consent) and repressive mechanisms (through administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions), implementation remains ineffective due to the absence of an independent supervisory authority as mandated by Article 58 of the PDP Law. Therefore, the establishment of such an authority and the strengthening of regulatory enforcement are essential to ensure the protection of privacy rights in the digital era.

Keywords

Privacy Potrait Personal Data Protection FotoYu

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How to Cite
Muhammad, F. T., & Anisah, S. (2026). Privacy Protection Against Unauthorized Capture of Potraits Processed in The FotoYu Application. Journal of Private and Commercial Law, 2(2), 203–225. https://doi.org/10.20885/JPCOL.vol2.iss2.art4

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