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Animated course on Mozilla’s Lean Data Practices

What you will learn

Understand key terminology such as personal data, multifactor authentication, and data lifecycle and apply these terms to your organization.

Distinguish data in your organization that could, if used in the wrong way, be harmful to others.

Distinguish the three principles of lean data practices (LDP) (stay lean, engage your audience, and build in security).

Apply LDP principles to your technology and policy processes to reduce the likelihood of harm and improve consumers’ understanding of how their data is handled.

Description

Lean data practices (or LDP) is a flexible framework that anyone can use to advance privacy, security, and innovation in their organization. It is useful for anyone with access to personal data, whether that data is for consumers of your technology, your employees, or even your business partners. Organizations can use the LDP framework to build trust and reduce risk to their consumers and brand. To date, Mozilla has reached more than 100 organizations all over the world (including in India, Kenya, Nigeria, United Kingdom, United States, and Canada) through live and remote training, as well as roundtable discussions.

As part of its Reimagine Open initiative and Africa Innovation Mradi (Kiswahili for “program”) for the African continent, Mozilla’s first self-paced Lean Data Practices (LDP) course was designed for the startup and innovation community, especially those with little knowledge on privacy and security concepts. However, many of the learnings in this course are applicable regardless of the size of your organization, your industry, or your geographical location. This course dives into how you as the Learner can apply the LDP framework in your own area of expertise, with a focus on technology-based products. Mozilla also uses case studies throughout the course to highlight real life applications of the LDP concepts.

Special thanks (in alphabetical order) to the following individuals for their assistance with the development of this course:


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Alex Arce, Andy Kochendorfer, Dr. Ben Mkalama, Prof. Bitange Ndemo, Kathleen Siminyu, Khanh Nguyen, Nekesa Were, Nneka Soyinka, Noémie Hailu, Rebecca Ryakitimbo, Tony Recendez, Tunji Ogunoye, and Uchenna Obi.

This course was designed and animated by Uchenna Obi and Tunji Ogunoye. Voiceovers were provided by Kathleen Siminyu and Rebecca Ryakitimbo.

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Content

Introduction

Introduction

The Greater Landscape

Risks and Vulnerabilities
Interview with Professor Bitange Ndemo
Case Study

Overview of Lean Data Practices

Overview of LDP
Case Study
Reflection Time

LDP Principle 1: The Practice of Engaging Your Audiences

Tip 1: An Understandable Privacy Policy
Tip 2: Go Beyond Your Privacy Policy
Tip 3: Be Transparent and Avoid Surprises
Case Study
Tip 4: Give People Options
Recap

LDP Principle 2: The Practice of Staying Lean

Tip 1: If You Don’t Need It, Don’t Collect It
Tip 2: Data Needs vs. Data Wants
Case Study
Tip 3: Do You Still Need Your Old Data?
Reflection Time
Tip 4: Unverified Accounts
Tip 5: Inactive and Unengaged Accounts
Tip 6: Audit Your Practices
Bonus: Catch-22
Recap

LDP Principle 3: The Practice of Building in Security

Interview with Mozilla Chief Security Officer and Sr. Staff Security Engineer
Post-Interview Commentary
Tip 1: Plan in Advance
Tip 2: Use Multi-Factor Authentication
Tip 3: Use a Password Manager
Tip 4: Check Access Controls on Cloud Accounts
Tip 5: Policy for Data Sharing
Case Study
Tip 6: Vendor and Partner Due Diligence
Recap

Conclusion

Conclusion