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This research examines legal protection against child sexual exploitation through Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies, which are increasingly developing in the digital era. AR combines virtual elements with the real world, while VR creates a fully immersive environment. Both offer positive opportunities and serious risks, including new crime modes such as the creation of avatars or virtual models of children for sexual purposes, grooming in virtual spaces, and the distribution of immersive child pornography. Anonymity, the difficulty of age verification, the lack of digital literacy, and the forensic challenges of 3D content are significant obstacles to law enforcement. Existing regulations, including Law No. 17 of 2016 concerning Child Protection, Law No. 1 of 2024 concerning the Second Amendment to the ITE Law, and Law No. 12 of 2022 concerning the TPKS, have provided a strong legal basis, but do not specifically regulate AR/VR technology. A normative juridical research method with a statutory and conceptual approach is used to analyze existing norms, regulatory gaps, and their relevance to international standards such as the Budapest Convention and the Lanzarote Convention. The research findings emphasize the urgency of adaptive regulatory updates to technological developments, the implementation of cybersecurity standards, mandatory age verification, and strengthening the capacity of law enforcement officers in digital investigations and AR/VR forensics. Cross-border and cross-sector collaboration is needed to expedite notice and takedown mechanisms and close legal loopholes exploited by perpetrators. These efforts are expected to create a safe digital environment for children and increase the effectiveness of legal protection in the realm of immersive technology.

In accordance with Indonesia's Trade Secret Law, the proprietor of any technological or business information that is both uncommon and of economic value is obliged to maintain its confidentiality. It is incumbent upon companies to enter into specific agreements with employees who are privy to this information, with the objective of preventing leaks. The case studies of PT AIA Financial and PT 3D Garmentech illustrate the significance of legal protection and dispute resolution in the context of corporate data leaks. This research employs a qualitative analysis of the issue, utilizing both secondary and primary data and normative legal methods. This research concludes that the owner of a trade secret is entitled to exclusive use and licensing of the trade secret, and may prohibit other parties from using or disclosing such information for commercial purposes, in accordance with Article 4 of the UURD. In the event of a leak, disputes can be resolved through non-litigation channels or, in the event that these prove ineffective, through closed-door courts. A variety of legal protections are available to owners of trade secrets, including the use of confidentiality agreements with employees and the initiation of civil suits for compensation. Additionally, criminal law offers protection, as delineated in Articles 16 and 17 of the UURD. The drafters of the UURD vested the state with the authority to enforce compliance with trade secret legislation.