Surveillance, Security and Democracy - JURD7437
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.
Excluded: LAWS8037
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
The ethical hacking of Anonymous and the leaking of secret documents to Wikileaks will form the main two case studiesfor addressing this course. This course examines the use surveillance (the techniques of social control through the use ofinformation technology) in both the public and private sectors, information privacy (or 'data protection') law and freedom ofexpression law as a response to security concerns. The pervasiveness of Internet use by business, government andcitizens has surveillance, privacy protection, freedom of expression and security at the centre of the emerging informationeconomy and information society. This subject examines surveillance, security and some of the underpinnings of democracy through the focus of these Australian laws, but also considers their place in an emerging international context.
Main Topics
Main Topics
- Overview of information privacy
- How does technology enhance the protection/impinge on civil liberties?
- Access and correction principles
- Special Topics: e.g. Wikileaks
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.
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