DISS 775 Privacy (4 Credits)
This course will study the principles of privacy and current privacy issues regarding information systems. Privacy will be looked at as an extension of basic computer security. Discussions will cover the legal, technological, ethical and policy aspects of privacy in our modern technologically-based society. Techniques and practices used in on-line systems such as e-commerce, transaction systems, and data management will be included. Methods to address privacy concerns in the development, selection, deployment, and management of systems will be the course focus. Privacy representation languages and trust models will be discussed.