In this computer science video lesson you will learn about the Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulation. These are laws that govern the way personal data should be collected, processed and stored, with the aim of protecting people’s privacy. You will learn what is meant by personal data and sensitive personal data, also known as special category data. You will learn about the key principles of these laws, and the price to be paid for ignoring them. You will also learn about your rights if someone else is storing and processing data about you. The lesson begins with a discussion of the evolution of data protection laws in Europe including the Access to Personal Files Act, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation (PECR), also known as the E privacy directive or the Cookie Law, and the UK GDPR. In addition, the lesson mentions data protection laws outside of Europe, such as the USA’s Federal Trade Commission Act, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and India’s Information Technology Act along with its SPDI rules. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:31 The origin of data protection laws 05:09 What is personal data? 06:22 What is sensitive personal data? 07:48 Key principles described 17:23 Summary of the key principles 17:36 The data subject’s rights 27:35 Summary of the data subject’s rights 2748 Exceptions 29:09 The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) 30:20 Fines 31:59 Data protection laws around the world 32:06 USA’s data protection laws 32:42 India’s data protection laws