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The University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Privacy Law: Personal Data Under US and EU Law

  • Semester: Spring 2022
  • Course ID: 288E
  • Credit Hours: 2
  • Unique: 28965

Course Information

  • Grading Method: Pass/Fail Allowed (JD only)
  • Will use floating mean GPA if applicable

Registration Information

  • 1L and upperclass elective

Meeting Times

Day Time Location
FRI 10:30 am - 12:20 pm JON 6.207

Evaluation Method

Type Date Time Location
Final exam (administered by Exam4) May 6, 2022 8:30 am A-Z in 2.124

Description

Same as LAW 279M, Topic: Privacy Law: Personal Data Under US and EU Law.

This course addresses the law of privacy and personal data protection under two dominant, but quite different, legal regimes. In this course, we will review privacy fundamentals – principles, risks, and harms - within the U.S. legal framework, including federal consumer, financial, and health privacy laws, and historical and emerging state laws. We will discuss and evaluate important aspects of the evolving U.S. legal framework and the EU GDPR, taking into account the unique challenges posed by the evolution of digital data technology, including data aggregation, analytics, biometrics, breach response, and artificial intelligence.

Textbooks ( * denotes required )

Consumer Privacy and Data Protection *
Solove, Daniel J. and Schwartz, Paul M.
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business , edition: 3
ISBN: 978-1-5438-3259-4
European Data Protection, Second Edition : Law and Practice *
International Association of Privacy Professionals
ISBN: 978-1-948771-29-0

Instructors

Headshot of Huffman, Bart W Huffman, Bart W
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Important Class Changes

Date Updated
04/01/2022 Exam information updated
10/13/2021 Room(s) changed