SURVEILLANCE, PRIVACY, AND POLICE POWERS

LIS 661

Overview of modern ethical theories and how they inform information agency policies and practices; examines selected policy issues relating to information and communications; includes topics such as intellectual property, privacy, censorship, equity of access.

LIS 601

Provides an introduction to major themes and topics in information studies as well as the language and literature of the field and related disciplines. This course is about information, information agencies, and being an information professional. We look at social, historical, ethical, legal and political issues surrounding information dissemination, use, control, and management.

COMPSCI/ECE 782

Security and privacy issues in software, networks, and hardware systems. Security vulnerabilities, privacy threats, threats modeling, and mitigation strategies. Privacy issues related to user interaction with devices, online systems, and networks. In addition, a selection of more advanced topics will be covered. Possible examples include applied cryptography in the context of systems, security and privacy policies, user authentication, and cyber-physical systems. Builds on prior experiences with one or more of the following: networking, security, modern machine learning, embedded systems, and mobile computing.

LEGALST/LIS 645

An examination of intellectual freedom in the United States including censorship, minors' rights, the Internet, privacy, and copyright with focus on theoretical questions related to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and historical developments.

LIS 220

Each of us leaves behind digital information traces, our "digital footprint", as we go about our daily lives. Learn about the different kinds of technologies involved in capturing this information, who owns it and controls it, and how it is used to make our lives easier and less private at the same time. Consider what information can be tracked and inferred about us based on our digital traces, what is gained (and lost) as individuals and society by allowing our digital footprints to continue to expand, and debate what future technologies and policies concerning this information should be like.