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The Reduction in The Cost of Storing and Manipulating Information Has Led Organizations to Capture Increasing Amounts of Information About Individual Behavior. New Trade-offs Have Emerged For Parties Involved With Privacy-enhancing Or Intrusive Technologies# Individuals Want To Avoid The Misuse of The Information They Pass Along to Others, But They Also Want to Share Enough Information to Achieve Satisfactory Interactions. Organizations Want to Know More About The Parties With Which They Interact, But They Do Not Want to Alienate Them With Policies Deemed As Intrusive. We Are Interested in Finding That Point Where We Can Satisfy Most of These Needs. Privacy Is a Complex And Multi-faceted Concept. This Course Combines Technical, Economic, Legal And Policy Perspectives to Present a Holistic View of Its Role And Value in The Digital Age. Learning Outcomes# at The End of The Course, Students Will# 1. Understand The Technological Aspects of Privacy in a Pro-business Environment. 2. Grasp The Privacy Concerns Involved in The Internet, Wireless Communications and Computer Matching, Tracking Techniques And Data Mining, Privacy Enhancing Technologies and Anonymous Protocols. 3. Understand The Legal and Policy Concepts Underlying Personal And Organizational Privacy. 4. Have an Appreciation of The Trade-offs Between The Various Institutional Actors and Private Individuals When Trying to Safeguard Privacy in a Pro-business Environment.