Tbilisi: Main and important agency of investigation in Georgia the Special Investigation Service organised seminars to raise awareness of minors right of privacy. This was held to provide the information through meetings in schools across the country.
This was held by the Special Investigation Service in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Science, and Youth and conducted informational meetings with schoolchildren in 35 schools to raise awareness about protecting the private lives of minors.
It is noteworthy that the main purpose of the meetings is to eliminate crime against children and warn them about their personal lives. Notably in recent times there has been a lot of blackmail and coercion of minors through social media networking sites with photo and video materials spreading materials to closed groups and various individuals with serious consequences.
In the face of increasing technological advancements protecting privacy is the greatest challenge. Especially minors face this challenge at a large scale.These types of crimes are punished by the Criminal Code and the facts are investigated by the Special Investigation Service.
Investigators have provided schoolchildren with detailed information regarding the mass crimes of privacy what is the right to privacy how and in what form privacy is kept what are the mechanisms of protection of privacy what are steps taken by the state to deal with these types of crimes and what The minors should have known on this happening of crime.
It is common when minors become victims of bullying through digital technologies social media, messaging or game platforms, and mobile phones. They also spoke in detail about hate language and discriminatory actions.
The Special Investigation Service continues to work actively to uncover the facts of privacy and to raise awareness of minors and in this regard to strengthened cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth.
The service offcials also responds immediately to all cases with full confidentiality and protection. Information about this type of crime can be provided through hotline number – 199. The information campaign has been going on for a month and it will covers all regions of Georgia soon.
