Data Protection
Revised and up to date for 2025. With increasing amounts of global data protection regulations, it’s important that organisations keep up. This course provides an overview of the key aspects of data protection from the main principles, to global regulations, to cookies and practical steps you can take today.
£150 +VAT
Data Protection
£150 +VAT
365 days’ access
This course will enable you to
- Understand the importance of data protection and how it affects the accounting function
- Appreciate the main principles of data protection, including the rights an individual has; the importance of gaining consent; maintaining data security; and the impact of technology
- Outline data protection laws around the world and identify those that affect your organisation
- Know what a cookie is and appreciate its involvement in data protection
- Take away practical steps to implement and enhance data protection in your own organisation
About the course
In a time where we are increasingly reliant on using technology and the internet daily, ensuring that personal data is protected is a major concern for many people. With more and more organisations dealing with such data and ever increasing amounts of related regulations globally, it’s important that we keep up to date with the ever-changing world of data protection.
This course provides an overview of the key aspects of data protection from the main principles, to global regulations, to cookies and what you can do practically within your organisation. Accountants are becoming increasingly more involved in how organisations handle data security and privacy, this course will give you the knowledge you need to keep on top of this important issue.
This course has been revised and is up to date for 2025.
Contents
An introduction to data protection
Data protection in the privacy age
Accountants and data protection
Being aware of data protection
Understanding personal data
It’s about more than just the GDPR
AI and data protection
The main principles of data protection
The main principles of data protection
Data protection for individuals
Collecting data and consent
Applying the principles
New and established technologies
Keeping data safe
Data protection around the world
Global data protection developments
Data protection in the EU
UK general data protection regulations
China’s personal information protection law
Data protection in the US
Australia’s outdated act
Hong Kong’s personal data ordinance
Personal data protection in Singapore
PDPA in Thailand
Where to start
Around the world
Cookies
Understanding cookies
The importance of cookies
The ePrivacy directive
The right to be informed
Understanding the legislation
A future without cookies?
Accountants and data protection
Data protection and the accounting function
Accountants and data protection
Taking action
Up in the cloud
Tips for moving forward
Author
Becky Reid
Becky is a digital marketing consultant & practitioner with over 20 years marketing experience across, amongst others, automotive, publishing and fire protection industries.
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Rosa Maria Williams –
This was an informative course on the changes to Data Protection particularly issues of consent and cookies. It was interesting that the EU GDPR was used by many countries as a model.
Joanne Clough –
This was a good introduction for a person who doesn’t directly deal in this area. Disagreed with some of the quiz answers though! especially about employees using personal computers for work purposes
Christine Woodrow –
I’d like some explanation for the answers given. I don’t understand why there are not dp security reasons if staff are allowed to bring their own devices to work. I would have thought putting personal data on your own devices is a risk. As is having paper copies that can be copied to work on at home and can be left on the train.
Emma Quinn –
Interesting course, I think some overlap between this course and the cyber security risk management course but has encouraged me to review my own and clients data protection policies.
Rikesh Ballah –
okk
Nick O’ Callaghan –
good concise summaries of data protection requirements
Oaratwa Relaeng –
i got what i expected
Donna Collins –
Very beneficial
Mark Tindale –
Would be great if there was a listing of references for future consideration and more background on the presenter. Good overview of key themes across the world. More case studies would be good.
Audrey Milesi –
Great, great course! I wish though that it would have included useful resources such as links to webpages for local legislations or books….