FYS 1129 - Close Encounters: Merging Worlds

Credits: 4
Today, many of us are heavily dependent on digital communications, through email, mobile phones, online shopping, electronic banking, social networking sites, and so on. While certainly convenient, these ubiquitous electronic interactions may also be increasing our exposure to privacy and security risks. In this course, students will formulate an understanding of the notions of privacy and security, and investigate new ways in which these notions are threatened by digital communications. In examining various scenarios, students will also study technological measures that may help mitigate these threats.
McDaniel Plan: First-Year Seminar