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MASS 128 - Privacy and Public Life in a Media Age

Semester Hours: 3
Spring
This course traces the historical evolution of community, privacy, public life and the concomitant development of media technology. Emphasis is placed on media developments as related to privacy and public life. It will explore privacy needs, rights and expectations in physical and electronic contexts and compare U.S. and international contexts. Topics include reasonable expectations of individual privacy;  the value of privacy to society;  the value of public life and civic engagement;  privacy and public information; the surveillance environment; online privacy;  government transparency.

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
MASS 1 and 11.


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