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Data Surveillance and Information Privacy Law - LAWS8037 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description This subject examines the use of data surveillance (the techniques of social control through the use of information technology) in both the public and private sectors, and information privacy (or 'data protection') law as a response. The pervasiveness of Internet use by business, government and citizens has placed both data surveillance and privacy protection at the centre of the emerging information economy and information society. This subject examines surveillance and privacy principally through the focus of these Australian laws, but also considers their place in an emerging international context of surveillance practices and privacy laws. This comparative international focus will be enhanced by the involvement of UNSW students in a joint email discussion group with European students in Oslo.
LLM Specialisation Recommended Prior Knowledge None
Course Objectives The objectives of teaching and studying this subject are:
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None Resources Extensive online Reading Guides and other materials will be provided on the course web pages at http://www2.austlii.edu.au/privacy/ . Privacy Law & Policy Reporter (PLPR), a monthly Australian journal edited by two of the course teachers, is the single resource which will be used most heavily in this course.
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