In 2023, Meta faced a record €1.2 billion GDPR fine—not for a data breach, but for inadequate data transfer governance and management oversight. A major European bank received €90 million in fines because they couldn't handle data subject rights requests properly: 847 requests answered late, inadequate verification procedures, technical systems unable to cope. Our GDPR EU Advanced course is designed for privacy professionals responsible for enforcing data protection in complex organizational environments, covering sophisticated compliance frameworks, enterprise rights management systems, and strategic approaches to regulatory relationships.

The course covers strategic supervisory authority engagement (proactive consultation, investigation response, cross-border cooperation), comprehensive Records of Processing Activities as the primary accountability tool, Privacy by Design implementation approaches, and strategic lawful basis selection. Learners explore industrial-scale data subject rights management with automated intake and risk-based authentication, complex rights scenarios balancing individual rights against legal obligations (erasure vs AML retention, portability in financial services), automated decision-making compliance requiring algorithmic transparency or human oversight, and breach response integrating crisis management with stakeholder relationship protection.

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

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