Unauthorized Access to Personal Data and Criminal Liability
In the modern world the overwhelming majority of personal data is stored in computer systems — databases, corporate servers, cloud services and other online environments. That is why entering such a system without authorization is treated as a crime under the Criminal Code of Georgia, namely Article 284. If this charge has been brought against you, or if your organization's system has become the object of such conduct, it is important to assess the exact legal boundaries of what happened. Below we set out in detail what the article covers, which penalties attach to each of its parts, and on which circumstances the outcome of the case depends.