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Adam Daniel Moore
LIS 498
Seattle Campus

Special Topics

Library service and information science subject matter in seminars, workshops, or other appropriate formats. Topics vary and may be repeated for credit.

Class description

INFO 498, PHIL 401: Privacy, Accountability, and the Patriot Act Summer: A Term 2004

Professor Moore

In this class we will discuss the moral and legal foundations of privacy and then turn our attention to a number of important problems dealing with privacy and public accountability. Issues to be discussed include: privacy vs. intellectual property and information ownership; government monitoring, libraries, and the Patriot Act; and privacy vs. big media.

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The information above is intended to be helpful in choosing courses. Because the instructor may further develop his/her plans for this course, its characteristics are subject to change without notice. In most cases, the official course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class.

Last Update by Adam Daniel Moore
Date: 03/17/2004