Comparative Privacy Law

This course surveys approaches to privacy regulation around the globe, including comparing regulatory frameworks and different policy solutions. The course also introduces the major international privacy regulatory and enforcement institutions. Core lecturing will focus on the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its comparison with US federal and state law. Core concepts include controller/processor, personal data/personal information, data subject/consumer, cross-border transfers, and processing which will be approached through lecture from a comparative perspective.