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CDT.org is the Center for Democracy & Technology, a nonprofit focused on defending privacy and civil liberties in the digital age. It offers policy research, legal analysis, and advocacy resources with reports, briefs, blog posts, and toolkits on data privacy, surveillance, and tech policy.
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gdpr.eu
GDPR.eu is an information hub on the EU General Data Protection Regulation and privacy laws, offering plain-language explanations, news, and practical guidance for individuals and businesses to understand and achieve compliance.
Privacy International
A London-based NGO that investigates government and corporate surveillance, publishes legal analysis, and litigates data protection cases worldwide. Its guides explain how tracking, data brokers, and border surveillance work, and what rights apply.
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Advocacy hub tracking surveillance litigation, encryption policy, location data brokers, and government access to records in the United States. It gives a working picture of how American privacy law is currently contested in courts.
Privacy Law and Data Protection
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.
Privacy Law and HIPAA
University of Pennsylvania course on US privacy law: the history of privacy regulation, Fair Information Principles, HIPAA privacy and security rules, breach notification, FTC enforcement and a GDPR overview. Learners can identify which privacy rules bind an organisation and how to comply.
Data and Goliath
Schneier maps how governments and corporations collect, combine and exploit personal data, then argues for specific legal and technical remedies. Readers finish able to reason about mass surveillance mechanics and evaluate privacy policy proposals critically.