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The course introduces its participants to the concept of Privacy, emphasizing its ethical, legal, and economic importance in managing user data. It explores privacy's role in cybersecurity across various domains, such as databases, click logs, medical data, and geospatial information. 

After covering the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the course focuses on privacy techniques from microdata protection, differential privacy, and geomasking.

The overall goal of the course is to familiarize students with the concept of privacy and develop critical thinking and analytical skills to address various situations that may jeopardize the privacy of users of a digital system.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of mathematics, algebra, and statistics.

CDS students and enthusiastic outsiders.

Pass with at least 70% of the questions on the final test. Online test with at least 18 multiple-choice questions.