Overview

Data protection is a sphere in which compliance has grown increasingly complicated in recent years. More than 120 countries now have strict laws about how businesses may gather and use people's personal data. This 30-minute course discusses how data protection laws work around the world and what you need to know to comply.

Objectives

In this course you will:

• Understand the need for data protection
• Learn how data is used by companies, and how it can be misused
• Internalise the basic principles governing most data protection laws
• Gain familiarity with the most important legislation in the field
• How privacy laws are followed - and violated - around the world