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STS.085

Foundations of Information Policy

3-0-9 units. HASS-S · Undergraduate

See description under subject 6.4590J. Enrollment limited.

Fall 2024

In this class, we will consider the interaction between law, policy, and technology as they relate to the evolving controversies over control of the internet. Our goal is for participants to develop the technical, legal, and rhetorical skills to analyze and participate in the evolution of the global public policy environments that govern human behavior on the internet. Topics include history of internet policy, the relationship between technical architecture and law, privacy, cybersecurity, freedom of expression, intellectual property, electronic surveillance, trade policy, and international affairs.

Fall 2005 · Ethics and the Law on the Electronic Frontier

Topics

  • Course Overview and Introduction
  • The Internet meets the U.S. Constitution
  • The Legacy of Reno : The Strengths and Limits of Filtering and User Control
  • Fourth Amendment Foundations and the First Century of Electronic Surveillance
  • International Issues
  • Technology-driven Public-private Boundary Shifts
  • Profiling and Datamining Post-9/11
  • Anonymity vs. Transparency
  • Personal Information on the Web
  • Transparency in Consumer Protection and Commercial Regulation
  • Origins of Broadcast Regulation
  • Semantic Web Public Policy Challenges

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Prerequisites & course information

Same subject as 6.4590J Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2027-2028: U (Spring) Acad Year 2028-2029: Not offered 3-0-9 units. HASS-S

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