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Fall 2020
Mar 29, 2024
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CSCI 1805 - Computers, Freedom and Privacy
Who is the Big Brother that we most fear? Is it the NSA -- or is it Google and Facebook? Rapidly changing social mores and the growing problem of cybersecurity have all contributed to a sense that privacy is dead. Laws protecting privacy and civil liberties are stuck in the analog age, while the capabilities for mass digital surveillance continue to advance rapidly. This course will examine a variety of informational privacy and technology issues. A major theme: the historical and contemporary struggle to bring surveillance under democratic control to protect against abuses of privacy, civil liberties and human rights.
0.000 OR 1.000 Credit hours
0.000 OR 1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Discussion Section/Conference, Primary Meeting

Computer Science Department

Course Attributes:
Writing - Designated Courses

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications:     
      Semester Level 06
      Semester Level 07
      Semester Level 13
      Semester Level 09
      Semester Level 10
      Semester Level 11
      Semester Level 12
      Semester Level 05
      Semester Level 08

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