(3 units). Introduction to Canadian law, policies, practice, and current issues related to the protection of personal information. Focus on the Ontario and federal laws related to privacy, with reference to other provincial and foreign privacy laws, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the workings of the office of the Privacy Commissioner. Analysis of the policy choices made to mediate the privacy interests of the various stakeholders (the state, the individual, the private sector). Study of both theoretical and practical problems which arise as a result of conflicting views of personal privacy. Course Component: Lecture
(3 units). Introduction to Canadian law, policies, practice, and current issues related to the protection of personal information. Focus on the Ontario and federal laws related to privacy, with reference to other provincial and foreign privacy laws, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the workings of the office of the Privacy Commissioner. Analysis of the policy choices made to mediate the privacy interests of the various stakeholders (the state, the individual, the private sector). Study of both theoretical and practical problems which arise as a result of conflicting views of personal privacy. Course Component: Lecture
