PERLINDUNGAN TERHADAP INFORMASI PRIBADI ANAK BERKONFLIK DENGAN HUKUM DALAM RUANG DIGITAL

Abstract

Children who are in conflict with the law even though they are suspected of having
committed a crime, are still entitled to protection by the state. However, in the current digital
era, there are violations of the confidentiality of children’s identities that are in conflict with the
law. The problems examined in this study regarding the protection of the personal information
of children in conflict with the law in the digital space and the legal consequences if there is
dissemination of the personal information of children in conflict with the law in the digital space.
In this study using normative legal research methods with statutory approaches,
conceptual approaches and case approaches, which then the results found in this study are
explained descriptively.
The results of this study are legal protection for children in conflict with the law based on
several principles, one of the principles is the principle of the best interests of the child which is
manifested in the form of avoiding publication of the child’s identity. Furthermore, the Law on the
Juvenile Criminal Justice System stipulates that the identity of a child in conflict with the law must
be kept confidential in reporting in print or electronic media. Based on this, the dissemination
of personal information of children in conflict with the law in digital spaces such as on social
media is prohibited by laws and regulations as a form of legal protection for children in conflict
with the law. The legal consequences for someone who is proven to have disseminated personal
information of a child in conflict with the law in the digital space are criminal sanctions and
fines, which can be imposed on individuals and corporations as legal subjects recognized in the
Juvenile Criminal Justice System Act