Lesson 1How privacy laws mix with other rules like consumer protection, advertising, and telecoms for mobile appsThis part looks at how privacy rules connect with consumer protection, adtech, and telecom regulations, showing how mobile tracking, in-app ads, dark patterns, and carrier or messaging rules bring together compliance and enforcement risks that we must handle carefully.
Consumer protection for mobile user experienceAdtech tracking, SDKs, profiling limitsDark patterns, manipulative consentTelecom, messaging confidentialityPlatform, app store policiesLesson 2User rights: access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, objection, and rights on automated decisionsThis part explains GDPR and CCPA style user rights for mobile apps, including access, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, objection, and automated decision-making rights, plus how to build scalable in-app request workflows that work smooth.
Access, correction in appsErasure, restriction, retention issuesData portability formats, deliveryObjection, opt-out profiling, adsAutomated decisions, appealsLesson 3Cross-border data transfer ways: EU adequacy, Standard Contractual Clauses, Binding Corporate Rules, transfer impact checksThis part looks at cross-border data transfer tools for mobile apps, including EU adequacy, SCCs, BCRs, derogations, and transfer impact assessments, and explains how to map data flows and manage vendor and cloud provider risks properly.
Mapping international data flows appsUsing SCCs vendors, cloudBinding Rules global appsAdequacy, local storageTIAs for transfersLesson 4Overview of U.S. federal privacy rules for mobile apps like COPPA, HIPAA, FTC Act, and key state laws like California CCPA/CPRAThis part maps key U.S. federal privacy tools affecting mobile apps, including COPPA, HIPAA, and FTC Act authority, and explains how to sort overlapping state privacy laws, with focus on California’s CCPA and CPRA duties that matter most.
COPPA child mobile servicesHIPAA health wellness appsFTC Act unfair practicesCCPA/CPRA rights dutiesState privacy trends beyond CALesson 5Core GDPR principles: lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limit, data minimization, accuracy, storage limit, integrity confidentialityThis part breaks down core GDPR principles and how they guide mobile app design, explaining lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limits, and security, with practical examples for product teams to follow.
Lawfulness, fairness, transparency basicsPurpose limit, reuse testsData minimization features, SDKsAccuracy, retention, deletionIntegrity, confidentiality, security designLesson 6Transparency duties: info to provide like privacy notices, layered notices, timing, language for app usersThis part details how to design clear, layered privacy notices for mobile apps, covering mandatory disclosures, just-in-time prompts, UX placement, language and localization, and update practices that regulators expect for informed user decisions every time.
Mandatory mobile privacy noticesLayered, just-in-time techniquesPlacement app stores, in-appPlain language, localization, accessUpdating notices, changesLesson 7Lawful bases for processing under GDPR and U.S. like consent, contract need, legitimate interests, vital interests, legal obligationThis part analyzes GDPR lawful bases and their U.S. counterparts, explaining when to rely on consent, contract, legitimate interests, vital interests, or legal obligation in mobile apps, and how to document and defend each choice in real practice.
Choosing lawful basis per featureConsent vs contract necessity appsLegitimate interests assessmentsVital interests, legal obligationU.S. notice, choice, fairnessLesson 8Consent needs for mobile apps: granular, unbundled, freely given, affirmative action, recordkeeping; age check, parental consentThis part covers valid consent for mobile apps under GDPR and U.S. expectations, including granularity, unbundling, affirmative action, withdrawal, records, and special flows for age gates, teen users, and parental authorization to keep it right.
Granular, unbundled consentAffirmative action, no pre-tickedWithdrawal, preference centersConsent logging, recordsAge gates, COPPA, parentalLesson 9Key definitions scope: personal data, special categories, profiling, automated decisions, controller vs processor, joint controllers, EU repThis part clarifies key GDPR definitions and territorial scope for mobile apps, including personal data, special categories, profiling, automated decisions, controller versus processor roles, joint controllership, and EU representative duties clearly.
Personal data, pseudonymizationSpecial categories, sensitive app dataProfiling, automated decisionsController, processor, joint rolesEU rep, DPO for apps
