Welcome to GOVN 377: Issues in Access to Information and Privacy Protection. This course has been designed for senior students who are interested in the regulatory regime governing information access and protection of privacy in a globalized, networked world. It explains access and privacy rights and interests, and explores the application of the same. It also illustrates the competing ideas of where the boundary should be between transparency and privacy, both of which are said to promote a societal good.
Stefanick L,. (2011). Controlling knowledge: Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection in a Networked World. Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press |
Alan F. Westin, “Social and Political Dimensions of Privacy” Journal of Social Issues. 59. 2 (2003): 431–453.
Note: This article is for the first version (C1) of this course only. |
David H. Flaherty, “Visions of Privacy: Past, Present, and Future in Colin J. Bennett and Rebecca Grant,” eds. Visions of Privacy: Policy Choices for the Digital Age. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999), pp. 19–38.
Note: This article is for the first version (C1) of this course only. |
PoliticsMatters, "Freedom of Information Act the Pros and Cons." (YouTube) |
Clark, A, Lindquist, E.A. & Roy, J. (2017). “Understanding governance in the digital era: An agenda for public administration research in Canada.” Canadian Public Administration, 60(4): 457–475. |
Alasdair Roberts, “Less Government, More Secrecy: Reinvention and the Weakening Law” Public Administration Review 60: 4 (2000): 308-320.
Note: This article is for the first version (C1) of this course only. |
Murray Rankin, “The Access to Information Act 25 Years Later: Toward A New Generation of Access Rights in Canada,” Public Policy Forum, 10 June 2008, pp. 3–26.
Note: This article is for the first version (C1) of this course only. |
Cathy O'Neil, The Era of Blind Faith in Big Data Must End. Ted Talk, 7 September 2017. (YouTube) |
Deyer, Simon. “China’s Plan to Organize Its Society Relies on ‘Big Data’ to Rate Everyone.” The Washington Post. 22 October 2016. |
Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. Annual Report to Parliament 2007–2008—Report on the Privacy Act. February 2008. Ottawa, Ontario, pp. 23–31.
Note: This article is for the first version (C1) of this course only. |
Ann Cavoukian, “Privacy and Radical Pragmatism: Change the Paradigm - A White Paper,” Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, 8 August 2008.
Note: This article is for the first version (C1) of this course only. |