Data Protection for Developers & Software Engineers

Software architectures and development choices play a decisive role in data protection compliance. Developers and software engineers increasingly shape how personal data is collected, processed and secured, often long before legal or compliance teams become involved. This course is designed for technical professionals seeking to understand data protection law within the context of software development. It translates GDPR requirements into concepts meaningful for technical teams, situating compliance within the software development lifecycle and providing the context needed to build systems that are compliant by design, secure by default and aligned with organizational compliance strategies. 

This course employs a combination of lecture-based instruction covering GDPR concepts and regulatory requirements, real-world scenarios and examples drawn from software development practices, and practical exercises in which participants analyze code architectures and identify privacy considerations in system design.