Online Course – Google Certified Professional Internship in Cloud Computing Law, Queen Mary University of London

Learn how the law regulates the cloud. Master the key legal and regulatory aspects of using and providing cloud services.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Understanding the legal rights and obligations of cloud providers and services
  • Description of the legal rights of service providers and their customers
  • Identification and assessment of legal risks
  • Proposing possible legal and technological solutions
  • Practical case analysis based on real-world problems
  • Applying an understanding of cloud computing laws

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Legal advisor in the field of information technology
  • Cloud Services Project Manager
  • Cloud Computing Regulatory Expert
  • Lawyer specializing in privacy rights
  • Legal Risk Manager
  • Customer Service Representative in the Cloud Services Sector
  • Legal analyst in the field of cloud technologies
  • Customer Relationship Manager in the Cloud Services Sector
  • Technology consultant in the field of privacy protection

Internship – 3-part course series

This specialization is designed for anyone interested in understanding the legal rights and obligations of cloud providers and services. Our three courses cover the key legal and regulatory issues related to cloud services, including:

  • Contracts in the cloud
  • Privacy Protection Law
  • Access to law enforcement
  • And many more!

You will learn to describe the legal rights of service providers and their customers, identify and assess legal risks, and propose possible legal and technological solutions.

Hands-on Learning Project

In this specialization, learners analyze practical cases based on real-world problems. They apply their understanding of cloud computing laws to help cloud service providers and fictional customers solve legal problems by answering a series of multiple-choice questions.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Cloud Computing Law: Transactions

Course 1
19 hours
4.9 (78 ratings)

What will you learn?

Have you always wondered what the fine print of cloud agreements says? Who owns the information you upload to the cloud? And who can access and control it? If so, this course is just for you! You will learn to identify the legal risks involved in cloud computing transactions and propose possible solutions.

  • Description of the different types of cloud services.
  • Contracts between cloud providers and their customers.
  • Identification and interpretation of material contract terms.
  • Protecting trade secrets and copyrights in the cloud.

Skills you will acquire

  • Information security
  • Cloud Computing
  • Contract law
  • Intellectual property
  • Contract negotiations

Cloud Computing Law: Data Protection and Cybersecurity

Course 2
16 hours
4.9 (57 ratings)

What will you learn?

Vast amounts of personal information are being transferred in the cloud. But who is legally responsible for such personal data in cloud environments? What are the obligations of cloud service providers such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google? And what rights do you, as an individual, have under data protection law?

  • The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  • International transfers of personal data.
  • The Information Security Ordinance (NIS) and information security in critical infrastructures.

Skills you will acquire

  • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • Cloud Computing
  • International transfers of personal data
  • Cloud services
  • Cybersecurity Regulation

Cloud Computing Law: Law Enforcement, Competition, and Taxation

Course 3
15 hours
4.9 (34 ratings)

What will you learn?

Have you ever wondered how a police officer in Europe can obtain evidence from a cloud service provider in the United States? Or whether a large cloud service provider can exploit its market power? Or in which countries do cloud service providers pay taxes?

  • Access to cloud data by law enforcement agents.
  • European Union competition laws.
  • Taxation of income from cloud services.

Skills you will acquire

  • Cloud Computing
  • Access to law enforcement
  • Cloud services
  • Competition rules
  • tax