Course
Data Ethics and Protection: Law, Rights and Responsible Practice
Learn what data protection law requires, the rights people have over their data, and how to work with data responsibly, taught through real cases, real fines and the laws of Nigeria, Europe and beyond.
Before you begin
Recommended first: How Data Actually Works.
This is guidance, not a gate. You can enrol and start whenever you like.
Syllabus
Foundations: ethics, privacy and the law
The core principles of data protection
Lawful, fair and transparent
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Only what you need, only for why you said
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Keep it correct, and do not keep it forever
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Protect it, and be able to prove it
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The six legal reasons, and real consent
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Assignment: audit KiraPay against the principles
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Module 2 test
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Check yourself: core principles
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The rights people have over their data
The right to know, and the right to see
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Put it right, or make it gone
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Take it with you, or tell them to stop
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The right not to be judged by a machine alone
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Handling a request, with the clock running
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Assignment: handle Ada's requests
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Module 3 test
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Check yourself: the rights of data subjects
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Nigeria in depth: the NDPA, the NDPC and the GAID
From the NDPR to the NDPA
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The NDPC, and the people who help you comply
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Who must register, and the duties that follow
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What it costs, and who has already paid
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Rights under the NDPA, and how far it reaches
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Assignment: bring KiraPay into NDPA compliance
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Module 4 test
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Check yourself: data protection in Nigeria
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Europe in depth: the GDPR
The GDPR: shape and reach
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Moving data out of Europe, and the Schrems cases
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Think before you process: DPIAs and records
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The 72-hour rule
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What breaking the GDPR costs
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Assignment: map KiraPay's GDPR duties
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Module 5 test
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Check yourself: the GDPR
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The wider world: a comparison of regimes
The United Kingdom after Brexit
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The United States, a patchwork
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Brazil and the LGPD
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Africa beyond Nigeria: South Africa and Kenya
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Asia's giants: China and India
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Canada, and how to read any data law fast
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Assignment: advise KiraPay on two new markets
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Module 6 test
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Check yourself: the wider world
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Data breaches and security for the non-engineer
What a data breach actually is
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How breaches really happen
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The simple defences that stop most breaches
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The human factor and a security culture
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When a breach happens: the response playbook
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Everyday security habits for the analyst
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Assignment: handle a KiraPay breach end to end
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Module 7 test
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Check yourself: breaches and security
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Algorithms, AI and automated decisions
What an algorithm and an automated decision are
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Bias in, bias out
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The right not to be judged by machine alone
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When it goes wrong at scale: a real case
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Fairness, transparency and explainability
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Governing AI responsibly
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Assignment: audit KiraPay's loan-scoring engine
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Module 8 test
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Check yourself: algorithms and AI
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Ethics in practice
Legal is not the same as right
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Consent as respect, and dark patterns
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Power, and the idea of data justice
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The ethics of re-identification
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A method for making an ethical decision
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The professional's responsibility
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Assignment: resolve an ethical dilemma
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Module 9 test
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Check yourself: ethics in practice
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Building compliance, and your career
Building a data protection programme
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Privacy by design and by default
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Your career in data protection
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Capstone project: a compliance starter pack
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Course final exam
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