By the end of 'Your Right to Privacy Online' free course you can achieve these learning outcomes:
1) Gain knowledge about privacy accorded under human rights charters;
2) Practical skills (know-how) on uncovering online tracking technologies embedded in websites and in Android Apps (e.g. Motorola smart phone; Samsung tablet);
3) Discover how to become a citizen scientist and join the CSI-COP team to investigate the extent of online tracking through digital tracking technologies.
This free course on ‘Your right to privacy online’ is designed to be completed in three hours at one sitting. However, you can stagger the learning steps to suit your availability.
In this online course you will gain a comprehensive understanding about the different aspects to privacy, and how this relates to the way your personal data might be used by third-parties in your online interaction across websites and using apps. You will learn about how to make informed decisions about your personal data and how to check for transparency in the way data is collected about you.
In summary, you will learn about:
· Privacy and its different aspects;
· What is personal data?
· How is personal data collected through our Internet usage?
· Rights to privacy (UN; EU; General data protection regulation - GDPR)
· Protecting your data online.