The updated course guides learners through foundational legal concepts, key principles and applicable standards under the Council of Europe and European Union data protection acquis. The course explores the data subjects’ rights and their enforcement mechanisms, as well as applicable rules on transborder flow of personal data. It also examines challenges posed by new and emerging technologies, and the processing of specific categories of personal data in various sectors and domains, including, the healthcare, the workplace, the media and its intersection with the freedom of expression. The course further elaborates on data protection standards relating to cloud computing, video surveillance, the Internet of Things, blockchain, profiling and AI.