Privacy Issues

Privacy Issues is a course that raises awareness of the critical information all staff should know about privacy. Private information (data) is increasingly shared with third parties through tools, analytics, website cookies and search engine algorithms ‚- sometimes without our knowledge or consent. Despite increasingly sophisticated data collection and protection mechanisms, privacy remains a concern for businesses, organizations and individuals. No-one can assume they are not being monitored, or be completely sure their privacy is not being breached or information misused. In this course psychologist Peter Quarry interviews lawyer Damien Smith about privacy issues and concerns and how businesses need to implement strategies to protect privacy.