B7537 - Sem. Big Data and Privacy Law Advance Seminar - a Critical Approach to Data Protection in the Digital Age

Academic Year 2026/2027

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Legal Studies (cod. 6682)

Learning outcomes

Understand the different attempts to define privacy and data protection in the context of the ongoing tension between privacy laws and technology advancements and Artificial Intelligence development; Critically understand the different approaches to collecting, using, and selling personal and non-personal data; Analise and attempt to draft contracts, privacy policy and statements connected to the use and exchange of personal and non-personal data; Discuss and examine challenges related to the anonymization of personal data and the trade-offs between privacy and utility; Discuss and analyse how to determine the price of personal data and the trade-offs between privacy and other values; Explore the impacts of emerging technologies and emerging Artificial Intelligence legislation on the future of privacy and data protection (e.g. use and analyse challenges connected to the use of tool such as chat gpt as a law maker, as a law practitioner and as a client); Think critically about privacy and data protection issues from multiple angles, exploring cultural, policy and societal impacts

Syllabus

The syllabus has not been published yet.

Office hours

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