LAWS 4416 Privacy Law

Name: Privacy Law
Rating: 4.3 (96 reviews)

Personal data is used by governments and every sector of the economy. This course is an introduction to information privacy and data protection law and policy. We will cover the constitutional, statutory, and common law rules of privacy, as well as federal and state enforcement activity. We will also learn about the policy questions arising from data-driven technologies, the theory behind them, and the questions to ask when assessing information practices.

Course overview

Department: Law
School: LAW
Credits: 3
Level: Graduate
Offered: Annually

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.30 / 5

Based on 96 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Deborah Hurley
Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.97/5
Joseph Liu
Fall 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.80/5
Yan Fang
Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.75/5

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