Reddit reviews Certified Information Privacy Professional Study Guide: Pass the IAPP's Certification Foundation Exam with Ease!

I've taken it and passed on the first try. It was not even nearly as difficult as any law school exam I've ever taken, even compared to the easiest law school exam.

I had next to no previous privacy experience nor had I taken the class at my law school yet, and studied roughly for a week prior to the test. I used a book I bought off of Amazon, but I didn't use any of the material the IAPP wants you to buy because it was so expensive. I also googled around for flash cards available for free online and that helped me fill in some of the gaps that the book I bought had left out.

Good luck - it'll be fine. I finished probably an hour early, and I did not think it was difficult. Just read over that book I linked to a couple times or make flash cards out of the material and work on it for about a week.

My only misgiving is now the Privacy Shield is a thing instead of Safe Harbor - I don't know if the book I used and linked has updated yet to reflect that, but when I took the test that wasn't an issue. Keep that in mind, but it is otherwise a good, inexpensive resource.

I am starting to look into whether or not to try to certify and saw this book linked in another post