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IS-3044: The Politics of Internet Governance

Description: Introduces students to theoretical, technological, and policy debates in Internet governance. Topics include multistakeholder governance, cybersecurity and cybercrime, network investigative techniques, data protection, vulnerability disclosure, use of anonymity-granting technologies, network neutrality, virtual currencies, big data, algorithmic bias and decision-making, politics of the domain name system, privacy, free expression, cross-border dispute resolution, data ownership, and challenges to state authority.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: GEOG-2054 or IS-2054 or PSCI-2054

Required By: IS-4074, PSCI-4074

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: PSCI-3044

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 1

Average GPA: 3.05 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 50.00%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

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Grade Distribution Over Time

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Fall 2023Term050% W