Privacy Law and Data Protection

  • 4.8
Approx. 12 hours to complete

Course Summary

Learn about privacy and data protection laws in this course. Explore the legal frameworks in the US, EU, and around the world, and understand how to apply them to real-world situations.

Key Learning Points

  • Understand the basics of data privacy and protection laws
  • Explore the legal frameworks in the US, EU, and around the world
  • Learn to apply privacy and data protection laws to real-world situations

Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have

    • USA: Median Salary: $72,000
    • India: Median Salary: ₹953,000
    • Spain: Median Salary: €33,000
    • USA: Median Salary: $72,000
    • India: Median Salary: ₹953,000
    • Spain: Median Salary: €33,000

    • USA: Median Salary: $93,000
    • India: Median Salary: ₹1,286,000
    • Spain: Median Salary: €45,000
    • USA: Median Salary: $72,000
    • India: Median Salary: ₹953,000
    • Spain: Median Salary: €33,000

    • USA: Median Salary: $93,000
    • India: Median Salary: ₹1,286,000
    • Spain: Median Salary: €45,000

    • USA: Median Salary: $117,000
    • India: Median Salary: ₹2,386,000
    • Spain: Median Salary: €50,000

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Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the legal frameworks for data privacy and protection
  • Apply data privacy and protection laws to real-world situations
  • Ensure compliance with data privacy and protection regulations

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • A basic understanding of legal terminology
  • Familiarity with data privacy and protection laws in your region

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

  • Self-paced
  • Online
  • Video Lectures
  • Assignments

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  • Security Technologist, Author, and Lecturer
  • Professor of Law, George Washington University

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Description

What does it take to comply with privacy laws?

Knowledge

  • Provide methods for protecting privacy using the Fair Information Principles
  • Identify the laws and regulations that pertain to data protection
  • Identify the privacy obligations that can apply to complex organizations
  • Identify strategies for managing compliance issues related to privacy laws and data protection

Outline

  • Privacy: Legal Issues, Landscape & Chronology
  • Welcome to the Course
  • Legal and Issues Landscape and Chronology
  • Historical & Legal Context
  • Fair Information Principles
  • The Statutory Landscape in the U.S.
  • Pre-Course Survey (Optional)
  • The Right to Privacy in Europe and the United States
  • Reforming the U.S. Approach to Data Protection & Privacy
  • Historical & Legal Context of Privacy in the United States
  • Fair Information Principles
  • Module 1 Quiz
  • HIPAA
  • Scope of Laws as an Important Compliance Concept
  • It Applies – Now What?
  • Implementing HIPAA: The Notice Requirement
  • Implementing HIPAA: Access to Records
  • Implementing HIPAA: Uses, Disclosures and National Priorities
  • Implementing HIPAA: Minimum Necessary
  • HIPAA's Scope
  • HIPAA Model Notices
  • Implementing HIPAA: Notice and Access
  • Implementing HIPAA: Uses and Disclosures
  • Module 2 Quiz
  • Security & Breach Notification
  • Introduction to Security
  • Establishing Requirements in a Rapidly Changing Environment
  • Forcing a Process, Rather than an Outcome
  • Breach Notification, Regulating by Consequence
  • Compliance Observations in Information Security
  • Data Privacy v. Data Security
  • The Evolution of Phishing Attacks
  • Summary of the HIPAA Security Rule
  • Equifax Response
  • Data Security Rules
  • Module 3 Quiz
  • Other Ways that Privacy is Regulated
  • Other Privacy Laws Abound: FTC Regulation
  • The FTC, Privacy and Compliance
  • International Law - Focus on the GDPR
  • The GDPR
  • Privacy Laws - Fleshing Out the Risk Assessment
  • The Section 5 Enforcement Power
  • Facebook's FTC Consent Decree Deal
  • The GDPR
  • California's Right to be Forgotten
  • Concluding Thoughts
  • Post-Course Survey (Optional
  • International Law & the GDPR

Summary of User Reviews

Read reviews on Coursera's Privacy Law and Data Protection course, which covers legal issues related to data protection. Users found this course to be informative, engaging, and well-structured. Many appreciated the practical examples and case studies included in the course.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

practical examples and case studies

Pros from User Reviews

  • Informative and engaging course
  • Well-structured material
  • Practical examples and case studies
  • Expert instructors
  • Useful for professionals in various fields

Cons from User Reviews

  • Some users found the course content to be too basic
  • Some users experienced technical difficulties with the platform
  • Lack of interaction with instructors
  • Course may not be suitable for those with advanced knowledge in the field
  • Some users found the course to be too lengthy
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