Data Protection
GDPR Origins, Data Protection Principles, Lawful Bases, and Enforcement Actions
About This Course
Course Information
The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, came into force on the 25th of May 2018 but it was not the first piece of data protection legislation to recognise an individual’s privacy rights nor was it the first to apply a data protection standard across all of the European Union.
Certificate on Completion
This course is made up of videos, questions and additional reading materials and accounts for 2 units of CPD. One unit is the equivalent of one hour of learning. A certificate will be issued once you have completed all 2 units.
Course Sections
This course is made up of the following sections:
- Data Protection – The Laws (video)
- Data Protection – The Laws (quiz)
- Data Protection Case Study (video)
- Data Protection Case Study (quiz)
What You Will Learn
- Describe the legislative history from the 1981 Council of Europe Convention through the 1995 Privacy Directive to GDPR
- Define personal data, special categories of personal data, data controller, and data processor under GDPR
- Identify the six lawful bases for processing personal data under Article 6.1 and the additional grounds for special categories under Article 9
- Explain the extraterritorial scope of GDPR under Article 3, including how it applies to non-EU controllers and processors
- Apply the data protection principles of lawfulness, purpose limitation, data minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, and integrity
- Evaluate the EUR 50 million Google fine by France's CNIL for lack of transparency and invalid consent mechanisms
Who This Course Is For
- Accountants and finance professionals who need a grounding in EU data protection law and GDPR requirements
- Professionals handling personal data who want to understand the lawful bases for processing
- Anyone looking for an introduction to GDPR before moving on to the companion course 'GDPR: Data Protection in Practice'
Prerequisites
- No prior knowledge of data protection law is required
- The course assumes no familiarity with GDPR terminology and explains all terms from the ground up
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