Course Description
Skills You Will Learn
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Collection
- Data Privacy Laws
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Privacy Law
What You'll Learn
- Distinguish how the GDPR and the CCPA differ despite their similar goal of protecting consumers' personal information
- Identify who must comply with each law and how organizations can remain in compliance
- Differentiate personal data from sensitive data and apply the principles that govern it
- Explain individual data rights, including the right to be informed, access, rectification, restrict processing, be forgotten, object, data portability, and refuse automated decision making
- Describe the roles of data processors, data controllers, and the Data Protection Officer, including the DPO's role and tasks
- Outline enforcement, penalties, and the GDPR audit process
Key Takeaways
- The General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act are both designed to protect the personal information of consumers, yet they differ from one another.
- The course provides an overview of each law and what each individual is entitled to with their data.
- Individuals are granted a range of rights over their data, such as the right to be informed, access, rectification, restriction of processing, erasure, objection, data portability, and refusal of automated decision making.
- Compliance involves defined roles including data processors, data controllers, and a Data Protection Officer with specific responsibilities.
- The course covers enforcement and penalties as well as conducting a GDPR audit.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this course cover?
It gives an overview of both the General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act, explaining what each individual is entitled to with their data, who must comply, and how organizations can remain in compliance.
Will I learn the difference between the GDPR and the CCPA?
Yes. Although both laws are designed to protect consumers' personal information and seem similar, the course explains how they are different and provides an overview of each.
What individual data rights are explained?
The course covers the right to be informed, right to access, right to rectification, right to restrict processing, right to be forgotten, right to object, data portability, and the right to refuse automated decision making.
Which compliance roles does the course address?
It addresses data processors, data controllers, and the Data Protection Officer, including the role and tasks of the Data Protection Officer.
Does the course cover enforcement and audits?
Yes. It includes lessons on enforcement, penalties, and conducting a GDPR audit.
