Privacy Courses and Certifications

Black Hat

Surveilling the Masses with Wi-Fi Positioning Systems

Uncover how Apple's Wi-Fi Positioning System threatens privacy globally, allowing adversaries to track router movements and revealing sensitive location data including troop movements and refugee patterns.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

MinutePhysics

Protecting Privacy with Math - Census Bureau Collaboration

Explore mathematical techniques for protecting privacy in data analysis, focusing on differential privacy and its applications in census data collection and statistical safeguards.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

DEFCONConference

Vacuum Robot Security and Privacy: Preventing Data Collection from Smart Home Devices

Explore security vulnerabilities in smart vacuum robots and learn practical techniques to protect your privacy while maintaining control over these AI-enabled devices.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Healthcare Data Security, Privacy, and Compliance

464 ratings at Coursera

Explore healthcare data security, privacy, and compliance, focusing on HIPAA, data protection, encryption, cloud computing, and healthcare laws. Gain essential skills for Health IT Support roles.

• Coursera
• 5 hours 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Privacy Law and HIPAA

183 ratings at Coursera

Explore privacy laws, HIPAA compliance, data protection strategies, and practical approaches to navigate complex privacy requirements in various sectors and jurisdictions.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Question Concerning Technology, Revisited - The Dark Side of a Big Data World

Exploring the dark side of big data and its impact on democracy, privacy, and national security, with insights from Heidegger's philosophy to address ethical challenges in the digital age.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Google TechTalks

Private Adaptations of Large Language Models

Explore privacy-preserving techniques for adapting large language models, including membership inference attacks, private prompting methods, and differential privacy evaluations.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

USENIX

AirTag-Facilitated Stalking Protection - Evaluating Unwanted Tracking Notifications and Tracker Locating Features

Explore AirTag anti-stalking features through research evaluating unwanted tracking notifications and locating capabilities across iOS and Android platforms.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

DEFCONConference

Exploiting Shadow Data from AI Models and Embeddings

Discover how attackers extract sensitive PII and SSNs from AI systems through model inversion and embedding attacks, exposing privacy risks in LLMs and RAG workflows.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Electronic Frontiers Forums at DragonCon

Removing Personal Information About You From Google

Discover how to remove your personal information from Google search results and explore alternative methods beyond Google's official removal form.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

USENIX

You Can Drive But You Cannot Hide - Detection of Hidden Cellular GPS Vehicle Trackers

Discover how to detect hidden 4G LTE GPS trackers in vehicles using innovative uplink frequency analysis with affordable commercial hardware for enhanced privacy protection.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

USENIX

Between Court Orders and Platform Policies - Understanding Law Enforcement and Meta Interactions in Addressing Non-Consensual Image Disclosure Abuse

Explore how law enforcement agencies collaborate with Meta to combat non-consensual image disclosure abuse, revealing gaps in global content moderation policies.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

media.ccc.de

GNU Taler - Beyond Digital Money

Discover how GNU Taler leverages digital tokens and blind signatures for diverse applications like discount coupons, subscriptions, and donation receipts while maintaining payment anonymity.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

DEFCONConference

Private, Private, Private - Access Everywhere

Discover OSINT techniques to assess your digital footprint and learn obfuscation methods to enhance privacy and reduce your online exposure in this hands-on workshop.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

"I Shouldn't Have to Scan My Face to Play a Video Game" - Dissonance in Harm and Values in Children's Online Media Policy

Explore the tension between child safety policies and privacy rights in online gaming through research on facial scanning requirements and their impact on young users.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video