Essential Digital Skills Level 1
Course Content
- Course Introduction
- Computers and Laptops
- The Internet
- Setting up your Email
- Social Media
- Windows Basics
- Using Apple Mac Computers
- Mobile Devices
- Unit One - Using Devices and Handing Information
- Searching for images
- Searching the internet
- Files and folders on an apple computer
- Checking the file size of a file on an Apple computer
- Computer file sizes
- File types and extensions
- Updating the operating system
- Searching on a website for information
- Improving Search Results
- Organising files
- How to check the file size on a windows computer
- Understanding applications
- Unit Two - Creating and Editing
- Unit Three - Communicating
- Ways to communicate online
- Sending large files
- Opening a Zoom account
- Hosting a Zoom meeting
- Improving your video
- Solving problems during online communications
- Window file explorer
- How to share a photo from your iPhone
- Using Facetime
- The Zoom dashboard and getting started
- Using an online chat facility
- Unit Four - Transacting
- Unit Five - Being Safe and Responsible Online
- What is data protection and why is it important
- What is Personal Data
- What is GDPR
- Does GDPR apply to me
- Data Subject and Personal Data under GDPR
- Personal Information held online
- Cybercrime
- Phishing and Malware
- Text and phone scams
- Public Wifi
- Different email providers
- Private browsing
- Unwanted emails
- Unwanted friends and followers on social media
- Cookie settings
- Encrypting and protecting data
- Password manager applications
- Protecting your computer
- Identity theft and reducing the risk
- What is a VPN
- Multi-factor authentication
- Backing up data
- Protecting privacy
- Social engineering
- Shopping Online
- Course Summary
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Get StartedWhat is Personal Data
The ICO have defined personal data as any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person known as a data subject. An identified natural person is one who can be identified directly or indirectly, this can be a name and identification number, location data and online identifier, or any other factor that could identify or be used to identify a person. This means that personal data must be information that relates to an individual and not the general information held, personal data can be in electronic form or paper form, it's your right to see what personal data is held by an organization, and if it is incorrect, have this corrected.
Understanding Personal Data: Definition and Rights
Definition of Personal Data
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) defines personal data as any information pertaining to an identified or identifiable natural person, referred to as a data subject.
Identification Criteria
An identified natural person is someone who can be directly or indirectly identified. This includes particulars such as a name, identification number, location data, online identifier, or any other factor that enables or could enable the identification of an individual.
Characteristics of Personal Data
Personal data must specifically relate to an individual, distinguishing it from general information. It can exist in electronic or paper format.
Rights Regarding Personal Data
Individuals have the right to access personal data held by an organization and request corrections if inaccuracies are identified.