Info 205
Information Law and Policy
2 units
Course Description
This course uses examples from various commercial domains—retail, health, credit, entertainment, social media, and biosensing/quantified self—to explore legal and ethical issues including freedom of expression, privacy, research ethics, consumer protection, information and cybersecurity, and copyright. The class emphasizes how existing legal and policy frameworks constrain, inform, and enable the architecture, interfaces, data practices, and consumer facing policies and documentation of such offerings; and, fosters reflection on the ethical impact of information and communication technologies and the role of information professionals in legal and ethical work.
This is a half-semester course, and is offered during the first half of the semester.
7 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week.
NOTE: Between 2011 and 2017, this course was offered for 3 units.
Prerequisites
Signing Up for I School Classes
Instructions for Berkeley undergrads, graduate students, and community members
Course History
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