Are you privacy savvy? A Beginner's Guide to Privacy Basics
What you'll learn
- Understand what personal information is in the context of your business operations or your personal use
- Understand privacy basics: what to collect, what to use, how to be sure you are handling personal information in accordance with the applicable law(s)
- Understand what is considered personal information under the applicable privacy legislation
- How can you protect personal information entrusted to you
- How you can work at home and not introduce risk to your personal and business life
Requirements
- No prior experience required
Description
The internet is a dangerous place. With the rise of social media, it's easier than ever to share your personal information online and put yourself at risk for identity theft or other cybercrimes!
Did you know that Facebook Messenger, Skype, WhatsApp, Zoom, or other applications you use to connect with your family, friends, and colleagues record what you are chatting talking and capture the data you present? They don’t share your private data; they try to protect your data from hackers. However, these organizations use your data for analytics, which age group uses applications, topics in your conversations, etc.
We're here to help you stay safe online with our blog posts on how to protect yourself from privacy risks. Learn about the different ways you can stay private and keep your information safe while using the internet.
If you wonder why you should take this course, let us help you. If you answer “No” to two or more of the following, this course is for you. Do you know:
· What is considered personal information under the privacy act?
· Privacy basics: what to collect and what to use?
· How to be sure you are handling personal information in accordance with the applicable law(s)
· How can you protect personal information entrusted to you
· How you can work at home and not introduce risk to your personal and business life
So, Are you Privacy Savy?
Are you aware of the risks of sharing your personal information online and taking steps to protect yourself? Like, you should use strong passwords, be cautious about the websites you visit, and avoid giving away too much information. Remember, when it comes to staying safe online, one of the most important things you can do is be privacy savvy.
In this course, we provide helpful tips and warnings on how you can stay safe online, such as:
1. Learn How to be Privacy Savvy and Keep Your Information Safe!
2. Don't Fall Victim to Privacy Risks - Be Savvy!
3. Tips for Staying Safe and Private Online
4. Stay Protected with These Privacy Tips
5. Become a Privacy Pro and Keep Your Information Safe
As you can see, the course is designed to be an introductory course, and intentionally we made it very practical. We will show you how to discover personal information in your online and business activities. You will learn what you need to protect and why, and what you need to do to comply with the applicable law(s) and not even think about it.
If you are still not clear or have questions, please feel free to reach us! You can use any medium to reach us; through Udemy, Linkedin, or email us.
We can’t wait to see you in our class!
Amalia & Christine
Disclaimer: No AI was used in content creation, slide creation, or voice recording. The concepts and information shared in this course are derived from our personal ideas and experiences. AI was only used for content editing to improve grammar and readability.
Who this course is for:
- Everyone using the Internet
- Anyone who owns a smartphone
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I’m Christine Aykac, your guide to unlocking your full potential in the professional arena. With a tapestry of experience spanning over 25 years in coaching, consulting, and training across various industries, I’m here to make your learning voyage not just informative but truly transformational.
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An experienced privacy coach and advocate, with over 25 years of IT, risk and project management experience. Amalia guides executives, teams, and privacy leaders to build their compliance programs and enable sustainable digital transformations.
Amalia is the Founder of Designing Privacy , a leading Privacy as a Service practice in Canada and she is based in the Toronto area in Canada and can be reached through LinkedIn or email (amalia.barthel@designingprivacy.ca).
Amalia is a Privacy Consultant & Advisor, and a Lecturer and Academic Programs Advisor for University of Toronto, School of Continuing Studies.
Amalia has been in the Privacy compliance and engineering space for 20+ years and in the IT field for over 30 years. She is a passionate advocate for protecting personal data of individuals and their right to privacy. For the past 6+ years Amalia has been helping multinationals as well as small and medium-size organizations in the top 20 industry sectors with Privacy by Design solutions for complex systems, technology and business processing activities to realize the benefits of data uses in a lawful and compliant manner. Amalia's experience and passion for risk management allows her to uniquely advise each client to take an innovative risk-based, low impact approach to assessing and building privacy compliance programs suitable uniquely to them.
Amalia is the Lead Contributor for the "Privacy Management in the Digital Enterprise" Certificate Program with the School of Continuing Studies at University of Toronto, based on COBIT 5/ 2019 and the ISACA Privacy Principles.