Quick Resources — Module 1
Module 1: What Is Data Privacy?
Curated plain-language resources for understanding data privacy concepts: overviews, glossaries, and foundational guides.
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1 pagesQuick Resources — Module 1: Data Privacy Concepts
These resources complement the lessons in Module 1. All are free, accessible, and maintained by trusted organisations.
Privacy International — What Is Privacy? A clear, non-technical overview of what privacy means, why it matters, and how it is threatened. Privacy International is a UK-based rights organisation with three decades of research. 🔗 privacyinternational.org/explainers/what-privacy
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) — Surveillance Self-Defense: Introduction EFF's practical primer on digital threats and what you can do about them. Written for a general audience — no technical background required. 🔗 ssd.eff.org/en/module/introduction-threat-modeling
IAPP Glossary of Privacy Terms The International Association of Privacy Professionals maintains a comprehensive plain-language glossary of privacy and data protection terminology — useful when you encounter unfamiliar terms anywhere in this course. 🔗 iapp.org/resources/glossary
European Data Protection Supervisor — Glossary The EU's data protection supervisory body provides a short, authoritative glossary covering GDPR terminology specifically. 🔗 edps.europa.eu/data-protection/our-work/glossary_en
Also in this course's neighbourhood: The Data and Privacy course offers a focused introduction to what happens to your data online and how to take some of it back — a good companion to the deeper rights and regulatory focus here.