Online Privacy

With increase in the usage of the Internet, there has been an exponential increase in the use of online platforms, including social media (Facebook, Twitter, Koo, Tinder), e-commerce (Amazon, Flipkart), gaming (Roblox), video streaming (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Twitch), and messaging (WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram) services. These platforms have changed our way of living, and information that we share with or consume from these platforms. However, widely used, there is a lack of understanding of privacy on these online platforms. Popularity of study of Online privacy as a topic of study is very recent. Online Privacy needs to be investigated, studied and characterized from various perspectives (computational, cultural, psychological, theoretical, etc.). It is critical to understand the threats and defend privacy through real-time and scalable systems. Since there are no logical boundaries for the online space, it is important to study the problem from an international perspective too.PRE-REQUISITE :Any student from 5th semester UG B.Tech. should be able to understand the content of the course. INDUSTRY SUPPORT :TCS, Wipro, Microsoft to name a few, any company involved in online business will be interestedINTENDED AUDIENCE :Anybody interested in the area of Privacy, including industry professionals and students

Week 1:Introduction; Various Privacy breaches, and its effects; Why Online privacy has become an important topic?; Privacy cases / litigations, and outcomesWeek 2:Definition & forms of Privacy; Difference between data security & data privacy; Trade-off between privacy and freedom of speech; Trade-off between privacy and utility; Contextual integrity theory and applicationsWeek 3:Privacy Attitudes & AwarenessWeek 4:Social Media PrivacyWeek 5:Social Media PrivacyWeek 6:Data anonymity:K-anonymity, L-diversity, T-closeness, Differential privacy Week 7:Image & Location privacy; Ethics about studying online privacy:Institutional Review Board / Ethics Committee; Conducting {User, Lab, and Online} Studies; Privacy from 3rd party trackers & advertisersWeek 8:Image & Location privacy; Ethics about studying online privacy:Institutional Review Board / Ethics Committee; Conducting {User, Lab, and Online} Studies; Privacy from 3rd party trackers & advertisersWeek 9:User behaviour & Usable privacy; Privacy in National projects like Aadhaar, NATGRID; Differential privacy in US census, Apple; PDP Bill / Srikrishna commission report / GDPR:ImplicationsWeek 10:User behaviour & Usable privacy; Privacy in National projects like Aadhaar, NATGRID; Differential privacy in US census, Apple; PDP Bill / Srikrishna commission report / GDPR:Implications
Week 11:Privacy policies:Length, readability, legality, cost of reading privacy polcies; Nutrition labels of Privacy policies:How to make the policies simple and user friendly
Week 12:Privacy policies:Length, readability, legality, cost of reading privacy polcies; Nutrition labels of Privacy policies:How to make the policies simple and user friendly