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May 01, 2024
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LAW 960 - Internet and Information Privacy Law Seminar2 Credit Hours
In today’s global digital economy, companies and governments are collecting, storing, and sharing more information on consumers than ever before. In our Information Age of the Internet, smart phones, and smart grids, companies and governments can use the rich data to innovate and address consumers’ needs. But as the collection, storage, and use of consumer information increased, so too privacy concerns have increased. This seminar examines an individual’s right to control his or her personal information held by others. The seminar explores how different types of law seek to address threats to information privacy as new technologies and new institutional practices emerge. The seminar traces through U.S. Constitutional, tort, contract, and statutory law the extent to which citizens’ expectations of privacy are translated into a right to information privacy. The seminar will also consider the feasibility of other jurisdictions’ privacy initiatives, of self-regulatory measures, and of economic market forces to address information privacy concerns.
Grading Restriction: Numeric grading (JD students); A-F grading (other graduate students).
Registration Restriction(s): JD students; other graduate students with instructor permission.
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