Course Description
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This course compares information privacy laws from a global perspective. The topics discussed in this class include the basic structure of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the evolution of privacy protection in the U.S., select provisions in the California Consumer Privacy Act, FTC regulations, differences in the protection of online users' personal information and data in various countries, cross-border data transfer, information fiduciary duty, and the future of privacy protection. This course will also study the privacy laws of other legal systems, such as those in civil law countries, from the perspective of comparative law. This course is an upper-level writing course about privacy law. The topics discussed in this class include the basic structure of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the evolution of privacy protection in the U.S., select provisions in the California Consumer Privacy Act, FTC regulations, differences in the protection of online users' personal information and data in various countries, cross-border data transfer, information fiduciary duty, and the future of privacy protection. This course will also study the privacy laws of other legal systems, such as those in civil law countries. Final grades will be based on a 25-page paper on data privacy law. |