The Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia informed representatives of law enforcement bodies about the updates outlined in the Law of Georgia “On Personal Data Protection”.

2023-11-02 15:58:00
In order to get acquainted with the changes stipulated by the New Law of Georgia “On Personal Data Protection”, the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia continues a series of meetings called "Talks on the new law".

This time, a meeting was held with representatives of law enforcement bodies, organized by the EU project - "Support to External Security Sector Oversight in Georgia." The event was welcomed by Prof. Dr. Dr. Lela Janashvili, the President of the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia, Agata Nieboj, the representative of the European Union in Georgia and head of the human rights, justice, and internal affairs team, and was opened by Johan Holmes, the representative of the European Union project.

Head of The Law Enforcement Sector Oversight Department of the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia, Ia Kifiani, introduced the audience to the updates outlined in the Law of Georgia "On Personal Data Protection" in detail. She specifically focused on the necessary measures for implementing the new law within law enforcement bodies. 

EU expert Jekaterina Macuka discussed the best practices of EU countries on personal data protection in the security sector.

The second part of the meeting was dedicated to a panel discussion. Johnny Choniadze, Deputy Head of The Law Enforcement Sector Oversight Department of the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia, addressed important topics such as the criteria for determining an incident that poses a significant threat to basic human rights and freedoms, as well as the procedure for Breach Notification to the Personal Data Protection Service of Georgia.

The participants of the meeting exchanged opinions on the existing challenges and ways to address them in terms of personal data protection in the security sector, drawing on the experiences of both Georgia and Latvia.

It should be noted that the EU project - "Support To External Security Sector Oversight In Georgia," among other objectives, aims to strengthen personal data protection in law enforcement agencies. The workshops will continue, training programs and information materials are planned to be developed, in order to support the creation of a mechanism for sharing the experience of the personal data protection supervisory authorities of the EU member states.