Syllabus

Title
6122 Privacy and Security
Instructors
Univ.Prof. Dr. Sarah Spiekermann-Hoff
Contact details
mis-sek@wu.ac.at; Tel: +43 1 31336 5460
Type
PI
Weekly hours
2
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
02/04/19 to 03/25/19
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
This class is only offered in summer semesters.
Subject(s) Master Programs
Course II - Sustainable Information Systems
Course IV - Information Systems Service Management
Dates
Day Date Time Room
Thursday 03/28/19 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM D2.1.062
Thursday 04/04/19 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM D2.0.030
Thursday 04/11/19 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM D2.1.062
Monday 05/13/19 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM D2.1.062
Monday 05/20/19 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM D2.1.062
Monday 05/27/19 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM D2.1.062
Friday 05/31/19 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM D2.0.030

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Contents

Privacy and security are critical challenges for information systems and digital societies today. This course gives an overview of the privacy challenges (and related security issues) that we see today and how they can be addressed.
Students get an insight into how privacy is compromised in today's personal data markets and Internet Economics. They receive an introduction into privacy legislation, in particular the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as US privacy law. An introduction is given on how to conduct privacy impact assessments and how these lead into a privacy by design.
 

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Learning outcomes

After attending this course, students will know about

 

  • privacy concerns in economic and political context
  • international regulation of privacy and security
  • privacy enhancing technologies and control mechanisms
  • privacy and security risk assessment methodology

In addition, this course fosters the following soft skills:

  • Analytical reasoning 
  • Presentation skills
  • Problem analysis
  • Developing concrete solutions to privacy and security challenges
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Attendance requirements

Students need to attend all classes.

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Teaching/learning method(s)

This course is highly interactive and each course meeting has a different emphasis. Student engagement is not optional but necessary.
Students will receive a lecture on the various subject matters and then immediatly apply the knowledge presented to a case study.

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Assessment

Students will be evaluated on three contributions:

  • 15% individual presentation
  • 85% final exam
     
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Prerequisites for participation and waiting lists

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Readings
1 Author: D.J. Solove
Title:

A Taxonomy of Privacy, University of Pennsylvania Law Review  154 (2006) 477-560

Year: 2006
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Content relevant for diploma examination: No
Recommendation: Essential reading for all students
Type: Journal
2 Author: Spiekermann, S., & Oetzel, M. C.
Title:

Privacy-by-Design Through Systematic Privacy Impact Assessment – A Design Science Approach(SSRN Scholarly Paper No. ID 2050872). Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network. Retrieved from http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=2050872

Year: 2012
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Content relevant for diploma examination: No
Recommendation: Strongly recommended (but no absolute necessity for purchase)
Type: Journal
3 Author: Zuboff, S.
Title:

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Year: 2019
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Content relevant for diploma examination: No
Type: Book
4 Author: Christl, Wolfie
Title:

Personal Data Markets:  CORPORATE SURVEILLANCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE How Companies Collect, Combine, Analyze, Trade, and Use Personal Data on Billions (http://crackedlabs.org/dl/CrackedLabs_Christl_CorporateSurveillance.pdf)

Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Content relevant for diploma examination: No
Type: Script
5 Author: EU Parliament and the Council
Title:

European Legal Framework: REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), in Official Journal of the European Union, EU Parliament and the Councial

Year: 2016
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Content relevant for diploma examination: No
Type: Journal
6 Author: European Commission
Title:

Privacy Shield: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-216_en.htm

Year: 2016
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Content relevant for diploma examination: No
Type: Script
7 Author: European Commission
Title:

Privacy Shield: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-2462_en.htm

Year: 2016
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Content relevant for diploma examination: No
Type: Script
8 Author: Spiekermann S.
Title:

Ethical IT Innovation - A Value-based System Design Approach (Chapter 5)

Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Content relevant for class examination: Yes
Content relevant for diploma examination: No
Type: Book
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Availability of lecturer(s)

By appointment

Last edited: 2019-02-22



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