Cyber Law and Data Privacy

Data rights, breach duties and liability when systems and people fail.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Why existing law struggles with digital facts
2. 1.2 Jurisdiction when nothing is physical
3. 1.3 Regulators, courts and codes
4. 1.4 The main regimes at a glance
1. 2.1 What counts as personal data
2. 2.2 Controllers, processors, and who carries the duty
3. 2.3 Lawful bases for processing
4. 2.4 Categories that attract higher protection
1. 3.1 Transparency and privacy notices
2. 3.2 Purpose limitation and minimisation
3. 3.3 Accuracy, retention and deletion
4. 3.4 Accountability and records of processing
1. 4.1 Access requests, and how to answer one
2. 4.2 Rectification, erasure and restriction
3. 4.3 Objection, portability and automated decisions
4. 4.4 Handling a rights request that is difficult
1. 5.1 What the law requires of security
2. 5.2 What counts as a breach
3. 5.3 Notification duties and their timelines
4. 5.4 Liability and compensation
1. 6.1 International transfers
2. 6.2 Transfer mechanisms in outline
3. 6.3 Cloud providers and sub-processors
4. 6.4 Government access requests
1. 7.1 Cybercrime offences
2. 7.2 Platform liability and takedown
3. 7.3 Defamation and harmful content online
4. 7.4 Surveillance, monitoring and employee privacy
1. 8.1 Artificial intelligence and automated processing
2. 8.2 Biometrics and tracking
3. 8.3 Children's data
4. 8.4 Building a compliance programme that holds up

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Skills your degree does not cover Employers ask for practical tools alongside the qualification. This fills that gap while you study.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Bachelor's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.