Module 4 Overview

In this module, you will learn about Privacy Risks. Privacy risk, in general, is defined as the potential loss of control over personal information. Personally identifiable information, or PII, is “any information about an individual maintained by an agency.


Course Objectives

This module contributes to the following course objectives:

  1. Describe privacy and data protection-related issues necessary for effective control of data.
  2. Evaluate anonymity mechanisms for anonymous communication and database privacy.
  3. Apply secure multiparty computation to preserve privacy and fidelity of digital identity in different application domains.
  4. Analyze strategy, protection mechanisms, and countermeasures to overcome privacy threats for digital identity and data analysis technologies

Assigned Readings and Activities

  • Review all the resources in the Learning section

Activities and Assessments

  • Assignment 2