Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Data, Privacy, and Human Rights
Course Number:
R_BDHR
Course Description:
This course teaches European privacy and data protection law. The legal right to privacy and especially the right to data protection are relatively recent inventions. These rights protect citizens against public and private power to monitor and track people and take decisions about them. Data protection law is special because it stimulates the use of personal data, in addition to protecting citizens against data processing by the government and big tech.
In this course, we discuss the main European legal frameworks for privacy and data protection. The course gives an overview of the structure of the most important laws in this field and invites students to take a position in current discussions, such as the question whether it is possible to freely give consent for the processing of your personal data online and whether large-scale scanning of online communications is justified to detect child sexual abuse material.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 444, GOVT 398
Attachment Files:
Studyguide (3)_16.pdf
