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OCSE5614: Data Privacy: Theory and Practice

2024 unit information

With unprecedented ability and opportunities to collect personal data or information, privacy has become an essential aspect of cybersecurity. Many industries have experienced intentional and unintentional privacy breaches in the last few years. As such, the general public is also becoming aware of the value of protecting their digital privacy, while regulatory authorities are introducing new privacy regulations and guidelines. This unit provides theoretical, design and practical skills that are required to design and deploy privacy preserving technologies to protect user privacy in collection, computation and management of data. Emphasis is placed on practical implications of privacy preserving technologies with examples and perspectives from industry.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Computer Science

Code OCSE5614
Academic unit Computer Science
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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CSEC5614
Assumed knowledge:
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CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222

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Semester 2a 2024
Online Online Program
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