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Certified Information Privacy Professional / United States (CIPP/US)

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Become a certified expert in U.S. privacy law.

The CIPP/US certification indicates that you know what laws exist and how they are applied in practice. This course will teach you about the United State's sectoral approach to privacy protection. It covers dozens of specific laws and how they are implemented.

Certified Information Privacy Professional / Europe (CIPP/E)

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Become a certified expert in European data protection law.

The CIPP/E certification indicates that you deep knowledge of the GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, and other laws. This course will teach you about those laws, including their impact on employment, surveillance, online activity, and other areas.

Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)

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Become a certified expert in privacy program management.

The CIPM certification indicates that you are a skilled and knowledgeable leader when it comes to the practical implementation of privacy principles. This course will teach you how to establish and maintain a privacy program throughout its entire life cycle.

Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)

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Become a certified expert in privacy engineering and privacy-enhancing strategies for system design.

The CIPT certification indicates that you are an expert in building privacy directly into products and services. This course will teach you about the technical foundations for privacy protection throughout its entire life cycle.

Flashcards and Study Tools

Each Privacy Bootcamp course comes with hundreds of digital flashcards.

But flashcards are just one of many of the practice tools you can access by enrolling today.

Others tools include quick reference "cheat sheets," charts summarizing important laws and regulations, and interactive digital exercises.

Preview some example flashcards below.

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True or False: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has stated that consumers should always be provided a choice before a company collects that consumer's personal data.

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False. While the FTC has encouraged increased and meaningful consumer choice, it has also recognized that consumer choice may not always be appropriate.

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What is the term that is used to describe a "data processor" under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?

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A "business associate."

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What is generally the primary objective of organizations participating in a Trust Mark program?

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To increase consumer confidence in a company's products and services.

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What is a "layered" privacy notice?

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A type of privacy notice that includes a short notice at the top of the document that sets forth the key points, followed by an option for users to review a more detailed privacy notice.

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According to the Article 29 Working Party (WP29), when monitoring the workplace, which is more important: prevention of harm or detection of harm?

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Prevention is more important than detection.

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Appointing a Data Protection Officer and conducting a Data Protection Impact Assessment can be thought of as supporting what data processing principle?

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The Accountability Principle.

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What is commonly considered the most flexible lawful basis to process personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation?

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The legitimate interest basis.

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What is a centralized model of data governance?

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A model in which one person or one dedicated team is responsible for the privacy functions within an organization.

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Does the PCI-DSS mandate specific compliance programs and policies that payment card industry members must implement?

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No. Even though the PCI Security Standards Council sets the standards, “each payment card brand has its own program for compliance, validation levels and enforcement."

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What are the five steps in the privacy policy life cycle?

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(1) Drafting the policies; (2) Getting necessary approvals; (3) Communicating those policies throughout the organization; (4) Training the necessary stakeholders; and (5) Reviewing the policies to better refine them.

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Practice Questions

All of Privacy Bootcamp's courses come with over 450 practice questions — that's more than five full-length practice exams!

Check out some of our example questions below.

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Practice Questions

Each of the following is a building block to the definition of "personal data" under the General Data Protection Regulation, except:

What separates the United States' approach to data protection regulation from the approach taken by most other countries?

If Company X acquires personal information about Person A and an employee of Company X improperly uses that data for his own purposes, which accurately describes each person's role?

In passing FACTA, the U.S. Congress overturned what guidance originally provided by the Federal Trade Commission in the "Vail Letter"?

Company X intends to contact its customers via email, but first provides an opportunity to opt out. Under U.S. law, if Company X wants to start making phone calls to consumers, should it call consumers that have opted out?

You answered of 5 questions correctly.

Enroll today to access hundreds of additional questions, along with detailed explanations and citations to primary source materials.

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