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About the Course

What does it take to comply with privacy laws? In this course, we’ll look at the practical aspects of navigating the complex landscape of privacy requirements. Better understanding privacy laws and data protection will enable you to protect your organization and the constituents that depend on your organization to safeguard their personal information. First, we will examine the historical context that drove the creation of laws, best practices, and other standards for protecting personal information. We will also consider where in the U.S. privacy laws exist and which sectors remain unregulated. Next, we will focus on the federal health privacy law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) – and what it takes to comply with it. How do you know the scope of the requirements? And once you know HIPAA applies, how do you actually put measures in place to ensure compliance? We’ll explore the notion that one cannot have privacy without strong security and examine various models that promote the security of personal information. We’ll look closely at breach notification laws – one of the most significant drivers of change in organizations – and discuss strategies for the improvement of data protection overall. Lastly, we will look at international law, state law, the unique and important role of the Federal Trade Commission in protecting privacy. Most importantly, we get practical – we will discuss real-world, practical approaches to how compliance professionals can navigate the complex landscape of privacy requirements to best protect their organizations....

Top reviews

GP

Apr 11, 2021

Interesting and usefull course on the topic. However I would have appreciated it even more if the focus was more international with deeper analysis of the GDPR. Too much focus on the HIPPA.

PJ

Oct 10, 2021

It was an amazing experience, since this is my first course. It was nice to learn about the privacy laws of different countries and the difference they hold from the native country.

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By Kungwang H

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May 5, 2020

A very good overview of privacy law and data protection. My only complaint is that it is a tad too easy and the final paper writing assignment, which is graded by peer, can have a higher grading standard.

By Emmanuel V

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Feb 14, 2021

Great overview of Privacy Law and Data Protection. Format can be slightly improved to ease future reference to course material. But content is very well tuned to the scope. Thanks a lot for the learning!

By Priyamvada J

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Oct 11, 2021

It was an amazing experience, since this is my first course. It was nice to learn about the privacy laws of different countries and the difference they hold from the native country.

By Nawaf J

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Jul 22, 2024

This was a great opportunity to cover HIPPA and the GDPR and an overview of best practices in data security. If you have 2-4 years of experience, this would definitely add value.

By Jorge G C

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Jan 30, 2021

The professor is excellent. She exposes in a very clear and convincing way aspects of private, administrative and international law that are not as simple as we may think.

By Peter E

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Dec 20, 2022

It was a wonderful and insightful learning experience. I would not wish for a better experience than this. I do hope it helps me in my career pursuit.

By Alexandre S

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Sep 25, 2020

Very good course, however it should have more descriptive content and a greater number of classes, due to the interest of great resourcefulness today.

By Pauline

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May 11, 2020

Good course that provides a very basic overview of privacy regulation and law in the USA. It is good for people that have never studied the system.

By Rosalee F

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Sep 14, 2020

This Course was excellent and very informative, as Privacy and protection of personal information is a topical issue in this electronic era...

By Joel A C

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Jan 20, 2020

A great review of the law, history and current standing for privacy & also (some) related national security law concepts. Highly enjoyable!

By Haresh S

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Apr 12, 2024

I'm an university student. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the lecturer, University and Coursera. This course is amazing.

By Oyeniyi S

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Nov 23, 2022

This course was highly informative, easy to learn, and interesting. It was quite engaging and well-structured including the assessments.

By Dave K

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Dec 4, 2022

great course for the specialization. Really enjoying the compliance track. Professional presentation and very well put together.

By Ana F L

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Feb 28, 2021

Gostei muito do curso, especialmente por nos trazer conhecimento mais de perto sobre a legislação americana que envolve o assunto!

By Ganesh K

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Sep 22, 2020

I liked the tutor's approach to abstract and present difficult topic in a simple manner in a way that it was easy to understand.

By Ligia E R M

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Nov 11, 2024

Good course to understand which are the regulations for privacy and data protection in the USA and what are the rights protected

By Reuel K

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Feb 28, 2021

Good course if you want an introduction/gateway into HIPAA and the US legislative approach to data privacy and protection.

By Sergey S

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Nov 5, 2019

This course allows you to structure information on the protection of personal data and learn how to use this information.

By Mark B

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Feb 5, 2021

This was a challenging and in-depth course. I am grateful to have learned about privacy challenges, laws, and policies.

By Jose L L C

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Mar 25, 2020

muy bueno, hace analizar el cumplimiento de todas las leyes que estan sujetas las empresas segun su giro de negocio.

By Matías E C J

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Aug 9, 2022

Excelente curso asi como las modalidades de aprendizaje y el material proporcionado. Gracias por la oportunidad!

By Alan B

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Apr 29, 2021

This is a valuable course that is essential for everyone who is entrusted with privacy protection duties.

By Pedro M G

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Apr 14, 2020

Excellent introductory course to the US privacy law and data protection framework. I highly recommend it!

By Biswanath A

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Aug 2, 2020

This course of all 4 was just amazing. Learnt a lot of knew things about Privacy and Data Protection.

By Shannon S

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Dec 25, 2020

extremely detailed into hipaa! but interesting. and compliance ppl need to know their stuff, right?