Privacy, Security and Ethics for Big Data
Evaluates major privacy and security questions raised by big data, Internet of things (IoT), wearables, ubiquitous sensing, social sharing platforms, and other AI-driven systems. Covers history of research ethics and considers how ethical frameworks can and should be applied to digital data.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in one of the following: INST126 , GEOG276 , or BSOS233 ; and minimum grade of C- in STAT100 ; and minimum grade of C- in one of the following: AASP101 , ANTH210 , ANTH260 , ECON200 , ECON201 , GEOG202 , GVPT170 , PSYC100 , SOCY100 , or SOCY105 . Restriction: Must be in the Information Science, Technology and Information Design, or Social Data Science programs; or must be in the Information Risk Management, Ethics, and Privacy Minor.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027