Privacy Risks and Safeguards

Start with privacy principles

Begin with the Privacy by Design mind map for an overview of principles and application areas. It includes proactive rather than reactive approaches, accountable business practice, technology, and physical and networked infrastructure. Use its branches to organize your understanding before moving to resources that look at particular risks or ways of handling data.

The CIPT mind map adds a view of the information lifecycle. It covers collection, use, disclosure, storage and destruction, as well as the role of a data controller. Compare these ideas with the principles in Privacy by Design as you study.

Explore risks and surveillance

Several resources focus on situations where privacy can be affected. The Biometrics and the Impact on Privacy mind map covers facial recognition, social media tagging, passenger data and the potential for data breaches. Another mind map looks at privacy threats, including spyware and identity theft.

The Privacy & Surveillance flashcards introduce topics including fundamental rights, government surveillance and non-governmental surveillance. The Data Privacy flashcards include material on data sharing and ways to address privacy concerns. Use the cards to check your recall after reading the maps.

Use the quiz with the maps

The quiz on privacy technologies includes a question about using privacy settings to protect Netflix ratings from other users. It also refers to TLS. Try it after exploring the maps, and note any terms or situations you want to look at again. Return to the relevant map or flashcards, then use the quiz questions to check your understanding.

Keep your place in the unit

Privacy Risks and Safeguards is a section of Data Security and Privacy in Cybersecurity. The resources bring together principles, data handling, surveillance and examples of threats within that section. Pick a starting resource and work through the ideas in an order that suits your study.