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Basics of Privacy Law
- Class Summary
This week we begin our look at Privacy and the implications of technological developments on what many believe to be the single, most fundamental right that people can hold. In this session, we will explore the various definitions and concepts of "information" and "privacy" - who needs it, who wants it, and who can protect it. We will discuss the history and development of information policy in the United States and examine the regulatory mechanisms, applicable statutes, and the right of access to information. We will begin an ongoing analysis of "informational privacy"-- an individual's right to control his or her personal information held by others. . - Please sign up for a Westlaw account if you don't already have one. Please note, that when you have assignments this semester (whether to be emailed or posted on Westlaw), they will be due by noon Saturday.
- Important Notice: you may enroll in one and only one online class per semester. If you enrolled in more than one class, you must choose which one you want to keep and contact the Registrar ASAP.
- Lecture Part 1
- Lecture Part 2
- Syllabus - Updated 01-17-10
Optional Materials Bush Defends NSA Spying Program, CNN.com http://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/01/nsa.spying/index.html Bob Sullivan, Kids, Blogs and Too Much Information, MSNBC.com http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7668788/ Michael Froomkin, Cyberspace and Privacy: A New Legal Paradigm? The Death of Privacy?, 52 STAN. L. REV. 1461 (2000) http://www.law.miami.edu/~froomkin/articles/privacy-deathof.pdf Pamela Samuelson, Privacy as Intellectual Property?, 52 Stanford L. Rev. 1125 (2000) http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~pam/papers.html Jerry Kang, Information Privacy in Cyberspace Transactions, 50 Stan. L. Rev. 1193 (1998) http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/privacy/files/cprivacy.pdf#search=%22information%20privacy%20in%20cyberspace%20transactions%22