Course Description

LAWS 8361
Information Privacy
General Description:
Explores the laws that regulate the basic technologies of the Internet and the management of information in the digital age. It examines the most significant statutes, regulations, and common law principles that comprise this emerging legal framework, including the Federal Wiretap Act, the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

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LAWS 8361-001

Instructor(s): Paul Ohm

Credits: 2

Meeting Times & Locations:
   Tue   2:30 PM - 4:10 PM   WOLF 330

Textbook Info: Solove, Rotenberg & Schwartz, Privacy, Information & Technology, (Aspen, 2006), ISBN 0735562458. Schwartz & Solove, Information Privacy: Statutes & Regulations, (Aspen, 2008), ISBN 9780735576193.

First Assignment: For the first class, read the entire first chapter from the book, pages 1 - 55.

Also, use Google Google.com to search for your name and the names of three people you know. Consider the information privacy implications of these searches.