BUSI 4710U – Information Privacy Law and New Technologies
Information and privacy law examines two separate but inter-related areas of law: the law related to access to information, and the law related to privacy. The course will consider the legal obligations of both the public and private sector with respect to Canadian information privacy law. Students will address current controversies about privacy and new technologies such as the extent to which employers can monitor their employee’s activities as well as the exceptions to an individual’s right to privacy e.g. for law enforcement purposes. Potential remedies for harms such as the posting private information of others on social networking sites will also be explored.
Specific course topics will include Charter protections against unreasonable searches, federal and provincial legislation such as the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) as well as the Personal Health Information Privacy Act (Ontario).
Students will develop a nuanced understanding of the role technology plays in both facilitating (and frustrating) the purported aims of Canadian information privacy law.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): BUSI 3705U or INFR 1550U
Credit restriction(s): LGLS 2500U
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