This short course (3 min) provides background about “sensitive data,” a set of special categories of personal data that certain privacy laws safeguard with heightened protections. The course discusses the types of sensitive data in the GDPR and commonly-recognized types in other privacy laws. The course also covers common forms of heightened protection for sensitive data. The course has 2 quiz questions.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand how different privacy laws, including the GDPR define and treat sensitive data
- Learn about how sensitive data is protected
- Learn about the responsibilities of businesses for handling sensitive data
Also of interest, The course comes with the use of this poster of types of sensitive data.
